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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Much later in the week, the Farmyard Farm Field stretch is now fenced on the west but still awaits its footpath fence. Most of the gorse stumps have gone. From here, it's about 200m to where the stile was built (earlier photo and next photo). Because of the long telephoto lens, distances are apparently shortened in this photo. The next field beyond the temporary gate is a similar length and is where the Traeth Mawr run-round loop will exist until the Railway opens to Pont Croesor. The telegraph pole route on the left is now redundant but has been left for possible future use by the Railway. A new route has been installed on the right for modern power & telephone cables. Rick Beton | |
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