A Volker Rail tamper has been on the Railway for the last two days as part of a training exercise. The original plan was for them to spend three days with us, but crewing issues unfortunately cut the visit short. As ever though, we're extremely grateful for what the crew achieved for us.
The new loop at Leyburn was tackled yesterday using the lift and slew data we calculated on Saturday. The required geometry was achieved in the most part, albeit leaving the track very bare of ballast where the lifts were the biggest. We'll drop a bit more stone when we install the west points in November. The end result looks superb though, and it feels like we're starting to break the back of the loop project. The noteworthy milestone achieved however was two "trains" passing each other at Leyburn for the first time in many years, as the service train headed through to Redmire while the tamper was at work in the loop.
Today saw last weekend's mini-relay at Redmire tamped, this time using the on-board computer to design the optimal line and level.
We look forward to the next time our friends from Volkers come back to pay a visit!
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| The tamper also corrected a slight misalignment just before the switch fronts |
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| The new loop looking much straighter! |
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| New loop from the tamper cab. The points were also given a "squeeze" |
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| Last weekend's relay now tamped |
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