David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Does anyone know where the spoil is going? Dan,who posted on this thread in the early weeks,of the first delivery of stone chips will know. He sources the traction and wagons. Have not seen him around for a while. He did reply to a Fat Controller post about spoil, way back in Feb. I think. The "clean stone chips", outside. The site,in the lorry park, is being loaded and trucked away. Edited June 29, 2016 by David Todd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Here are some of the posts from January. 1. Early days of dealing with spoil. 2. Daily photos. I thank you all, for your support and credits. Daily photos, may well be curtailed,after today. Beach/Seawall defence construction,is due to start,the first week in July. It will run through to the end of December 2016, project completion. The rail repairs and beach construction are two separate projects and will not conflict each other. It is "hoped" that trains will be running,by the end of September 2016. Thanks for the fantastic photo's of the work going on here. Seconded. We are fortunate to have had willing camera-handy locals at both Dawlish and Dover to provide day-to-day coverage of these major events. That wasn't spoil, it was clean Type 1 aggregate, more akin to large-ish chipping routinely used for temporary road surfaces.The rubbish coming out is as a result of clearing the old Town Yard formation to create a decent working surface for the workforce and machines, and the beginnings of excavating the trackbed. Unfortunately incorrect. Hoo Junction does not recycle ballast anymore (in fact, Hoo Junction does very little other than marshal trains from an engineering perspective, witht the exception of the sand and stone trips to Cliffe and Grain respectively). The VAST majority of relaid/dropped railway ballast is newly quarried, recycled now tends to end up in sidings if anywhere or sold on to outside enterprise. The spoil from Dover is going ultimately to Whitemoor, and the quality of most of it is poor enough (the top surface coming off the yard is mainly contaminated with chalk clogged soil, and not a huge amount of stone) that it's not being recycled back into the system, but disposed of outside of the railway. There will be some stone cleaned up no doubt, but certainly most of this will be ex-formation and will be stockpiled for secondary jobs like yards and sidings. A lot of it get cleaned, graded and crushed, then sold on. IIRC our last major customer for recycled ballast was the Swanage Railway. Very rarely do I deal with anything mainline requiring reclaimed stone, the only routine application is when the HOBC does it all in situ. I'm not actually sure what the source quarry for the Type 1 was, if I'm honest. The wagons for Dover were loaded from virtual quarry stockpiles at Eastleigh and Westbury. Hoo doesn't really have the space for a recycling operation at the moment, it used to be in the Down Yard (and there's still a levelled off overgrown heap of fines), but the surrounding area is now a wagon loading point for NR contractors. There used to be a spoil road at Grain, too. Spent aggregate currently goes to Eastleigh or Whitemoor for offloading, Eastleigh being the Souths main facility for materials handling. Things may take a different turn once the HOBC makes itself known on Kent....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Oh, don't forget, once the new culvert has been installed, it has to undergo testing and be able to cope with its design limits. 125% ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted June 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2016 A photo from NR Press Office. image.jpeg First radius curves...is that really a good idea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 As to your Q's about Raft drainage. A series of drainage holes are provided in the new sea protection wall off the rafts. The Raft design,is for a drainage fall of 1" to 100 to seaward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Photos from the iPad of this mornings visit 1015-1115 . Will let you determine work in the last 24 hours. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Last from the iPad. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistairstubbs Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Raft 1, Lots of shuttering on display, the large grey/blue preformed items look as though they are former's for the walls. P1460477 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr You can see the drainage holes in this picture. I wounder if they will be connected to the black pipes that are by the tunnel entrance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Well Done Alistair, was hoping someone would spot them. Drainage Holes for Raft 1. by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 One from the camera, of today's visit. P1460630 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Today's photo's of the site, 1030-1130. In the following post's, some reader's maybe offended, as there are some action shots. P1460652 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Corporation Culvert. We left this yesterday morning,the third part of the culvert,still to be installed. Today,I find it has been fitted and the new culvert filled,or just on completion of filling. P1460541 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460543 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460544 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460545 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460546 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460548 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460578 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460577 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460579 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 More. P1460581 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460583 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460584 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460585 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460588 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460589 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460590 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460596 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460624 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460625 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460632 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460627 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460621 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Raft 1. Mainly being used for "storage" of materials for Raft 2. But with other components visible for raft 1. I do like, all the concrete surface finishes. P1460552 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460553 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460558 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460559 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460560 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460614 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460615 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Raft 2. There has been some serious work done,in the last 24. P1460622 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460550 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460556 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460557 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460554 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460555 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460591 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460611 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460610 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460635 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Area East of the new culvert. A concrete working surface pour and some cleaned pile heads. P1460637 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460551 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460637 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460619 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Today's rig work, getting on quite rapidly,with pile holes for Raft;s 3&4. P1460648 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460649 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460644 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460645 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460540 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460566 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460565 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460564 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460567 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460593 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460604 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460605 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460651 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) The site today, West to East. P1460635 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460636 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460637 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460638 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460639 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460640 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460641 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460642 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460643 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr Edited June 29, 2016 by David Todd 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted June 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2016 Thanks for continuing to feed us so many fascinating pics, David. Please keep 'em coming. We've all been somewhat preoccupied with the Corporation Culvert for a while, during which time much preparation work for Raft 2 and beyond has clearly been going on. The job seems to be getting to that point where each day's progress becomes very noticeable. Best regards, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Agree about progress they seem to be in their stride now and you can see that it is an imaginative design which I NR will ask you to open David as you are the unofficial publicist for them, lets start a campaign now chaps! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Dodgy typing should read I hope NR will ask you to open, must learn to type Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks for continuing to feed us so many fascinating pics, David. Please keep 'em coming. We've all been somewhat preoccupied with the Corporation Culvert for a while, during which time much preparation work for Raft 2 and beyond has clearly been going on. The job seems to be getting to that point where each day's progress becomes very noticeable. Best regards, John Agree about progress they seem to be in their stride now and you can see that it is an imaginative design which I NR will ask you to open David as you are the unofficial publicist for them, lets start a campaign now chaps! Sorry, but you will have to wait,to see today's progress, having just returned from the site. another hosp. scan in a couple of hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted June 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sorry, but you will have to wait,to see today's progress, having just returned from the site. another hosp. scan in a couple of hours. Hope all goes well. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The site visit today, 1000-1100 hours. A lot, can be achieved in 24 hours. This time time yesterday. P1460541 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr Same time today. P1460669 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Progress of Raft 2. P1460670 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460672 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460673 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460674 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460688 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460713 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460714 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460715 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460716 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460718 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460719 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460721 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460723 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460724 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460741 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1460748 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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