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  1. This is sold as as 1 :72 D8 https://sandsmodels.com/product/d8-bulldozer-open-rear-ripper-blade/ haven't seen one in the flesh but it certainly has the air of a 70's D8 about it!
  2. Chipping Warden, Greatworth and Wendover were going to be the same design, modularity an all that... But due to the ongoing issues and delays at the first two.. HS2 have taken Wendover away from EKFB and given it to Align the southern sub contractor as it was supposed to be starting soonish.. so it'll be interesting to see what happens with that.
  3. IIRC... and it is seriously dredging the memories, those right hand side bays were used for various maintenance vans, the station cleaning team vans liveired in wypte red and cream are ones i remember being there, the space right in front of the skip was usually kept clear to let the biffa wagon in, next to the three cabinets next to the catch point for the loop was the station managers spot. then the rest of the spaces down either side were used by the station staff, I think Red star had a marked space next to the stairs on the left but I cant remember any other specific markings for offloading as the remainder of the space was usually used either by the post office at various times through the day or bus/coach replacements and the ramp at the side of the redstar was used for supplying the bakers and the bar downstairs Hope this helps
  4. Apologies for the tardiness of this update, work has recommenced on the green tunnel at Chipping Warden very slowly..... But as you can see from the picture it's not quite the same procedure as before, the eagle eyed amongst you may notice the right hand bore is somewhat lacking in movement. The stumbling block is the gap you can just make out on centre line. This is the first of the emergency door opening between tunnels that seems to be causing a bit of an issue!
  5. Evening all, While wandering around the Internet I found this site https://rayrimesdesigns.com/ the prints on the site look interesting
  6. Morning All, thought i'd add a bit to this on account of being in the thick of it, now waiting for others that get paid far more than me to make a few decisions They had only got about 125m put up, before a few issues have caused it to be put on hold There was talk of a few units needing to be swapped out back down the tunnel, but this may be a challenge to get them out there isnt enough space to just reach in and get the particular ones, also there was talk of a fix being designed to address some of the issues in place. the bulk of the issues are purely quality paperwork and nothing more exciting but thats usually a larger pain to fix than physical ones! Deliveries have been on hold for nearly 3 weeks while this gets bottomed out, which as we were delivering faster than the factory was producing has given them a chance to catch up! and more importantly i got a week off!
  7. Currently they are standing there, just through self weight, later on they will pour a concrete slab in the bottom to tie the arch walls to the central pier, and that will be where the track will sit. Then a membrane goes over the tunnel and backfilled to cover, but that's a few years off yet!
  8. Progress continues at Chipping Warden, albeit slightly slower than planned but it's a long way from somewhere like done, this is a good example of how the construction goes, first the team put a number of central piers in place, then the same number of arch wall units, then roof sections Then the crane moves back across to do the arch walls and roof units and repeat ad infinitum.. There are units with additional purposes, there will be central piers with ducts to allow airflow to move between the bores and emergency escape doors to allow evacuation for a stopped trains passengers to be taken away from any potential situation. The excavation progresses along 150m to the right of the picture, where they need to break out a thick strata of rock, before getting down to the required level, I'll try and get a pic of this work if anyone is interested
  9. The tunnel will extend south of the A361, the large muck heap to the right of the end of the excavation next to the road is where the temporary overbridge will be to allow access to that side. That was a new reason for my driver to get delayed while waiting to be offloaded "I can't move because the press are here"
  10. Well, here's the official Hs2 video from the start of the green tunnel https://youtu.be/7tu0J7PeDNQ
  11. Just a brief update from a biggish hole in Northamptonshire, the earlier issues now seem to been mostly resolved for now and erection has sort of got going, here's the outline of the two bores
  12. The key is that central pier, the 2 x bores are built from it, either side and longitudinally, the design of the pieces has very little deviation from where it should be, it's actually free standing there such is the close tolerance. After a few rings have been erected they will pour a slab covering both rebar loops And making a pad for fixing the track too. This ring is I think number 36, the tunnel will extend back toward the photographer and away up the excavation.
  13. Well it's only taken a week, but they've managed to put half of one arch together. Apparently the goal is 150m of completely erected twin bores by the end of July. Meanwhile I'm off to see if I can find an industrial size bucket of patience. I'm going to need it
  14. Good evening all, I bring news from the front... Finally after lots of "discussions" with a lot of people, early starts and road closures, we've finally started delivering the sections to the Chipping warden Green tunnel site, and today after a very hefty dose of "hurry up and wait" we finally managed to take the first piece down in to the excavation, so here's a brief recap of the last few days of "fun" So the first pic is 5 central piers going up to site on full road closure for safety reasons, at daft o clock on Sunday morning. Next pic is a passengers pov driving down the ramp in to the excavation looking down to the end where the A361 crosses the site. Then down to the pad, and looking back up in the direction the tunnel will run And finally the first piece of is clear of the trailer, tomorrow it'll be upended and positioned and the build starts in earnest, this is one of those odd moments where I'm genuinely witnessing and playing apart in something that will be around long after I'm not
  15. Right that fits on there.. A morning of test loadings, to enable me to put together a briefing package for the delivery team, so everyone is singing off the same hymn sheet.. Getting closer still a few miracles to get lined up before we get going
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