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Work Report - March 2009
We could do with some more help so if you are able bodied and can lend a hand, even if only for a few days, the next week long camp is listed in NEWS. Ring Bob Conners on 6336 1211 to arrange accommodation and Peter Culley for details of the track work - 0427 042 448 |
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| Tony McCoy at work on the pneumatic drill. Tony travelled up from Sydney where he does volunteer work with 3801 Ltd. | Roger Turner is one of our happy volunteers from Bathurst. | Tim Arnison (Assistant Track Manager) always has a smile on his face. |
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| Peter Culley (Track Manager) beavers away creating drainage, banks and access roads. | Tim takes his turn on the jack hammer. | Fortunately, most of the rail is serviceable but occasionally we have to condemn lengths of rail which show clear evidence of damage. |
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| It is great to have an ample reserve of sleepers allowing us to select the best for the line. | Peter and Tim at work placing sleepers ready for the follow-up spiking team. | |
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| Graham Williams is a frequent team member and takes his turn on the hammer. | Arthur, Graham and Clive work as a team drilling and spiking the reference rail. | |
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| Tim appears to be slave driving his gang but closer inspection reveals that he is offering Graham assistance in wielding the tiny club hammer used to start the spikes. A bit of humour makes the team work very pleasant. |
President Shane Moorhead visits the caravan for morning tea which is being provided by Jenny Cole today - our sincere thanks go to the ladies who provide sustenance to the volunteers on the work gangs. | |
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| Today we are sharing the goodies with our President who has come out to give us a welcome "pep" talk. | Tony, Harry and Graham share a joke at morning tea. Mostly they have been dodging the photographer! | Shane had a full head of hair when he started this railway project! |
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| We are very serious about safety on this project and Arthur takes the role of chief Safety Investigator very seriously! | Ace track team at work with everybody telling everybody else how to do things. | Good buddies - Harry and Clive. Why sit at home when you can be out with our guys enjoying yourself? |
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| A track oiler near the Summit. This section has now been completed by a small mid-week team led by Harry. | Arthur at work on the air drill. | Rain doesn't stop the team when they are in full swing. |
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| This section has the sleepers replaced and now awaits realignment. | ||
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