SevenOfDiamonds
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Oh how I envy those of you that have garden lines that can be used all year round. My ground-level garden line (initially built almost 30 years ago, when my knees were almost 30 years younger) suffers from being on clay, under trees, in a garden "owned" by a very active cocker spaniel. Operations are sporadic at best during the summer months, and come to a complete halt around September (or earlier as leaf-fall gets earlier). The process of getting the line back into running condition takes a while. Railhead needs to be cleaned of its tarnish (I'm track-powered) but the biggest job always seems to be cutting back the growth that has enveloped the line since it last ran. With the herculean efforts of the Permanent Way team, here's an view of the northern portal of my main line tunnel taken on Thursday . . .
. . . and a similar view taken on Good Friday . . .
Note the re-ballasted section near the tunnel mouth, where the vegetation concealed a sizeable landslip.
After a lengthy tea break, the PW team moved to the southern portal of the same tunnel. As it was on Thursday (main line only slightly encroached on, but branch line on right moreso) . . .
. . . but, after a few hours work the next morning, things were looking better . . .
. . . but with (much) more to do along the branch line when you swing through 180 degrees (and can you even see the main line as it gently climbs on the right?) . . .
The PW team are now taking their "day in lieu", but have promised to come back and carry on from where they left off (knees permitting).
. . . and a similar view taken on Good Friday . . .
Note the re-ballasted section near the tunnel mouth, where the vegetation concealed a sizeable landslip.
After a lengthy tea break, the PW team moved to the southern portal of the same tunnel. As it was on Thursday (main line only slightly encroached on, but branch line on right moreso) . . .
. . . but, after a few hours work the next morning, things were looking better . . .
. . . but with (much) more to do along the branch line when you swing through 180 degrees (and can you even see the main line as it gently climbs on the right?) . . .
The PW team are now taking their "day in lieu", but have promised to come back and carry on from where they left off (knees permitting).
