Junction renewal, the old fashioned way

[Re6/6]

An entertaining and informative watch. When men were men and work was work!

 

Edited February 6, 2019 by Re6/6

[bécasse]

I still have endearing memories of an occasion in early 1959 when, with a half day but no sport at school, I and a couple of friends ended up on a bridge over the Chatham main line the London side of Shortlands and stood there, spellbound, looking over the parapet while a new trailing point was laid in with the service still running. The conductor rail had been laid to one side, obviously with the hook switch(es) pulled, and up fast (and boat) trains were being sent round the Catford Loop, but the half-hourly Orpington-Victoria electric stopper was still coming over the site of the works, coasting past the missing stretch of conductor rail under the direction of a flag signalman. It was quite an education as to what was actually possible even though it wouldn't be remotely considered today - and, of course, all the hard work was being done by hand, there was no room for any sort of crane to work.

 

[steve22]

I did enjoy watching that!

 

Steve

[beast66606]

Cough