Worklist:
Fettle the two new front frames.
Trim the upstand of the second board.
Discuss the point position.
The additional frames had set well and now needed some fine tuning to sit solidly-square against the main boards. Thin packing strips were taped to the appropriate faces and the units run through the electric plane/thicknesser to finely adjust the meeting face angles. Belt sanders, sandpaper and elbow grease got the interfaces as close as possible.
The fence was removed from the bridge board to enable marking of the ground level profile on the extension upstand. However, being over 50 years old in parts and a mish-mash of construction, it broke into multiple pieces. We had considered keeping the front extension optional, but the fence was a major issue and its removal confirmed that the front extensions would now be permanent, with a new fence.
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| Fence removed and upstand cut to shape. |
The point position was next to be discussed. To maintain a reasonable siding running down to the bridge, the point needed to go into the cross-over. This also provided a reasonable length of mainline track before the bridge which would prevent long trains suddenly appearing in Edwards yard while shunting into the new siding. However, although Geoff was happy with the buildability, it just looked like an over-complicated area of trackwork un befitting the railway.
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| Note the point tie bar adjacent the existing signal. |
