| 28th June 2002:
P/Way gang replaced about six sleepers at Alton today .... |
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.... between Footplate Experience
(Adv) trains.
New machines intended for the UK main line to detect gauge face and corner
cracking, and to re-profile the rails, were tested on MHR during June. Two photos (28th June 2002): Tony Wood |
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12th June 2002:
P/Way group 'supervised' by Chris Churm at Ropley Photo (12th June 2002): Tony Wood |
| P/Way gang in a 'place of safety' whilst 9F #92212 and service train
pass. They were working on rail-joints on the Medstead side of Ropley Photo (5th May 2001): Tony Wood |
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| 4th April 2001:
Took this one yesterday (3rd) of Frank, Chris and Paul loading ballast to take out to the land-slip site Chris Cornell
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| 6th March 2001:
'Tug' # PM002 - the P/Way method for installing points motors, etc., arrived at Ropley during wheeldrop operations on the frames of BR Standard Class 5MT #73096.
Dave Sibley discusses with the crew whether they really do need to go to
Alresford; whether he really does have to unblock Ropley Station by shunting
all the locos temporarily parked there. His silver tongue apparently won
the day, as they made their apologies and left. |
Photo: Tony Wood |
| New AR14 signal at Alresford country end |  |
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(February 2001)
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| 7th February 2001 Another tree down, this time in Sun Lane cutting, Alresford. Photo: Chris Cornell |
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| Close-up of progress with the replacement of
26 sleepers under pointwork just west of Ropley Station.
The tamper had almost reached Medstead in working the length of the line, starting at Alton. Photo (15th November 2000): Tony Wood |
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Two photos
by Mike Wells of work |
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| 20th March 2000: P/Way work at Ropley ... | ... Les White, Frank Twine and Paul Hawley take the kink out of a rail. Photos:
Tony Wood
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| 3rd July 2000
Flailing near Sun Lane Bridge, Alresford Photo: Chris Cornell |
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Laying new siding at Alton on 20th February 1998
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