Saturday 9th saw a good squad assemble in anticipation of much visible progress with our 12 tonne Rail Crane, alas it broke down almost immediately, necessitating Nathan to make a wee trip to Inverness to get a part sorted/made.
On Track at the Strathspey Railway
An attempt to document the activities of the Strathspey Railway permanent way department
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Switch & Crossing in eventually - two week ending 16th March
Saturday 9 March 2024
Broomhill progress to 8th March 2024
Sunday 2nd March saw a brave John doing his second day in a row and Richard his THIRD on the PWay
Muscleman (above) back into life to continue slewing, alas it did burst a pipe three times! But it did what it is designed to do to Georgie's satisfaction.
Saturday 2 March 2024
More digging and much more at Broomhill - 1st & 2nd March 2024
A few of us had a Friday off work, so where else would we go for fresh air and exercise!
Thursday 22 February 2024
Digging out at Broomhill - 17th & 21st February
Georgie got a new very handy attachment for our Road Rail Vehicle - a clamshell bucket able to scoop the ballast in between the sleepers - saving a lot of manual back breaking shovelling
Finishing one major project, start of next! - up to12th Feb 2024
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Lineside Clearance - 13th,14th & 20th, 21st January 2024
Its been a few years since our last lineside vegetation clearance and the rate of growth seems to increase each time - climate change or getting older?
The Strathspey Railway Company again paid for the hire of a mobile wood chipper, without which it would not be possible to clear anything as much - as burning that amount of brash not possible.
Many thanks to all that attended over the two Weekends - Ian, Mike, Fergus, Angus, Martin, Michael and especially John whom supplied many of the wood cutting gadgets and he also managed to volunteer all four days of "hard labour" as Michael would say!
Thursday 4 January 2024
Slewing and more slewing Kinchurdy and a late Christmas present? - Dec 23 + 03 Jan 2024