Project Week Christmas/New Year 2003

Now the formation is complete, it's time for ballast at last! Here's the first delivery, in the works area at Pen-y-Mount.

Mark Holden

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Down at last! The first ballast was laid at the northern end of the extension. This is where the buffer stops will be for a year or so while Phase Two is being built. The ballast is being laid upon Terram geotextile for the full length of the loop so that it can be cleanly(-ish) removed later when the loop is replaced by through line.

Notice that the footpath fence (left) is still unfinished in this photo.

Pete Trafford

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Another load delivered.

Pete Trafford

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"I love it some much I could sleep on it!" Better get it level first, Pete.

Mark Holden

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The last finishing touches to the earthworks at the southern end of the loop involved removing a temporary topsoil pile.

Mark Holden

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In goes the footpath fence.

Mark Holden

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Another load of ballast is delivered. The headshunt widens out into the loop here. so a lot of ballast will be needed for the wider formation along the length of the loop.

Mark Holden

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Seen from the north, the ballast bed grows.

Mark Holden

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Fencing in progress.

Mark Holden

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Ballasting in progress.

Mark Holden

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Near the end of a day's work, and already a sizeable amount is done.

Mark Holden

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Here is the farm crossing where Phase 1 finishes. Arriving from the Porthmadog, the footpath leaves the Railway here and branches off north (behind the camera).

Mark Holden

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Off to the south east of the Railway, some distance south of Traeth Mawr is the new sheep pen area built on behalf of Mr Puw, our neighbour at Penmount Farm. This will help the livestock rearing on a farm divided by the Railway because fewer livestock transfers across the track will be necessary.

Mark Holden

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The last picture in this group shows new fences and walling recently completed a short way south of Traeth Mawr. All the fencing is now complete except for a couple of kissing gates, stiles and some farm level crossing work.

Mark Holden

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