Civil's Week July/August 2003
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Porthmadog< 2003 at Rhyd Ddu | August 2003 (No.9 Road) >
The Extension Work
At this stage of construction, the Extension consists of three activities: fencing to keep out livestock and delineate public footpaths; excavating and filling to get the level of the formation correct; laying and rolling the slate-waste haul road on which the railway will be laid.
Fencing Work
A major achievement in Civil's Week was the sheer amount of fencing completed. Because a public footpath runs alongside the railway here, there are three fences to construct. The outer stockproof fences (including repairs to existing dry stone walling) are done first, and the footpath fence is done concurrently with the other work.
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Here at the start of the week are Andy, John and Pete preparing to install a stile at the northern end of Farm Yard Farm field. Near the 700m mark (Extension Phase 1 is 915m long), this is the northern limit of work during Civil's Week. Over the following days, the stile here was completed and a temporary gate placed across the track, on the left here. This connected to the main west-side stock fence which was completed this far. Far off, the peaks of Cnicht and the Moelwyns glower from the clouds. In the near distance below Cnicht, the next field is Traeth Mawr where the temporary run-round loop will be built. Rick Beton | |
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