NYMR Winter works 2023

Here we go again. inter works 2023 have begun.
G44 Concrete Sleepers continue to arrive in the yard and then they are prepared. Before being loaded to train and delivered to the work site.
Rails have been in stock for a while now, just been waiting for the reintroduction into service of our specialist BORAIL rail carrier.
This has undergone a full strip down and rebuild of the cranes, a partial redeck and repaint.
The MACAW Bolster wagon will be used to carry the Adjustment switch which will be returned to Newbridge for temporary storage until it is returned to site for installation at the South end of the relay.
Once the old track panels are broken down the sleepers will be loaded onto wagons and returned to Newbridge for disposal.
It has been normal over the last 10 years or so for uplifted sleepers to be offloaded direct to Lorry within 48 hours of uplift.
Actual relay work will probably start after a few days of levelling and grading of the ballast bed.

 

Hello Bryan, How long is the planned relay this year, and will it include dropping stone/stressing the previous section once the entire length is completed?

 

From the infrastructure plan :
1300 metres to renew in FB G44 CWR between MP 9.75 and 10.5 ( aka the gap) Planned completion by 18 Feb
Welding, ballasting, tamping, 6 February - 24 February.
Stressing by contractor from 24 February.
Fen Bog twist fault 6-10 March (part us, part contractor)
Then final alignment works on track around bridges 24/5 at Goathland.
Then crossing nose on 15 points at GRO.
A full and varied programme.

 

Thanks for the reply, It'll be nice (from a footplate side) to have a smooth CWR ride over that section, there's a distinct bounce at the moment!

 

You should try a run in a 4 wheel vehicle.

 

Well yesterday saw the first run through with the Tamper accompanied as per usual by the Ballast Regulator.
Excellent results after a long day.

Ready for the run in to the renewal.


Nearly half way through the day with some rain around.


Next job is to clean off any remaining ballast on the sleepers prior to stressing and collection of all the old BH rails for scrapping.
All the old concrete sleepers have already been disposed of either to other railways or railway track material dealers.
Will need a slight top up of ballast on shoulders with a second tamp in a few months time before the Speed restriction can be lifted.