Tuesday 27 March 2018

More Stools

Tuesday 27th March

More of the same I'm afraid at Broadway. Five of us continued the setting of more rodding stools southwards down the side of platform 2.
First job was to remove the shuttering from the concrete blocks we did last week. These needed prising apart and lifting off after the rodding had been removed.  Quite a nice neat lump of concrete left behind:



And then to repair/re-assemble the shuttering boxes to position the next batch of stools: 


Had a bit of a problem when we reached the end of the platform and had to remove some of the brickwork from the end of the ramp to get the rodding to clear. We will make good our "vandalism" in due course!


We utilised the P Way trolley again to barrow the concrete from the mixer on the back of the pickup - as close as we could get now that the track is in. 




By the end of the day we have installed a total of 19 stools which brings us up to the bracket signal where the barrow crossing will be. Here goes the last shovel full of concrete - we have now run out of aggregate so time to call it a day


Curly

8 comments:

  1. Stools 'agogo' eh? Doing well with the run of stools for the rodding. Well done to the unsung heroes!
    Regards, Paul.

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  2. Good neat job. Do you have to grease these stools, when you finished fitting them, or would that attract too much dirt, grit etc ?

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  3. No. The rollers have plenty of clearance in the brackets. The brackets are aluminium or a similar alloy. Not sure what the rollers are probably also aluminium, so corrosion is not an issue. So they are best kept clear of dirt attracting grease as you say.

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  4. Well done the S&T Team, pity about the brickwork, quite sure you will get this sorted to your usual high standard.
    the concrete looks really good after taking off the shuttering. How soon before the signal box is fully functional? Keep up the good work every one and thanks for your efforts.
    Regards
    Paul & Marion

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    1. Commissioned ready for the start of the 2019 season is the plan.

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  5. You did well to manhandle those stone flags off the end of the platform, they must weigh a ton! I was wondering how you manage the barrow crossing. Presumably the point rodding will run in a tunnel (timber?) where it passes through the barrow crossing?

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    1. There will be a steel plate mounted on concrete blocks under which the rodding will run and on which the crossing pads will sit.

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  6. Many thanks for the update again. Interesting comment about the need to keep the rodding wheels free of grease, obvious really but only when you're told!

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