alistairstubbs

Quite an interesting video of the track going in

 

The photos where posted while I was previously typing...

 

I reckon they will use the temporary track to carry the first track panel which will then be slewed on to the cliff side. The temporary track will then be lifted and attached to the end of the first laid panel and while this is happening the second panel will be run along the cliff side track including the newly laid panel then slewed on to the seaside track. The 3rd panel will then go along the 1st laid panel and the temporary track and be slewed on to the seaside alignment next to the second panel. Temporary track then attached to the end of panel 3 and panel 4 (the second cliff side one) will move along the seaside line and be slewed across. Panel 5 will be another cliff side on that goes down panel 2&3 and temporary track before being slewed to the cliff side.

 

This will mean the 2 panels with the used wood sleepers could end up just by the tunnel as previously speculated by others and minimised the temporary track relaying too.

 

Suggested sequence:

Dover - 2 - 3 - 6 - Tunnel

Dover - 1 - 4 - 5 - Tunnel

 

Starting with:

Dover - temp -  -  - Tunnel

Dover - 1 -  -  - Tunnel

 

Dover - 2 - 3 -  - Tunnel

Dover - 1 - temp -  - Tunnel

 

Dover - 2 - 3 - temp - Tunnel

Dover - 1 - 4 - 5 - Tunnel

The only problem I can see with this is that sections 1 and 2 need to be curved and from what I can see the made up sections are straight.

How else is the workman going to get up there, with the angle grinder, to remove the reform ends??  It would be against H&E Regs to dangle they guy from a crane hook, for goodness sake!!

 

J

I think it looks more like the forming for the top of the bridge supports.

You can report it here

http://www.kent.gov.uk/waste-planning-and-land/public-rights-of-way/report-a-problem-on-a-right-of-way

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.  

P1440776 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr

I wonder if the Black pipes at the top of this picture are for the culvert. 

P1440276 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr

There appears to be several piles of L shaped bar along Raft 1.  I wonder if these are for forming the side walls.

The site, West to East, before I left at 1600 hours.

 

P1440134 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr

 

 

It looks like they are starting to trim the top of the Piles off in this picture