Aviemore Wheelset storage - 30th August 2025

New Running Shed crossing and switch essentially complete, bar a lot of drilling and screwing down and packing, slewing

as pictured by Keith Holyland Friday afternoon.

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Saturday saw the Squad again meet at Aviemore but it wasn't the expected worksite location.

Old Speyside Platform loop has been removed by Georgie, after many volunteer back breaking hours of dismantling it into it's component parts and re-utilising most at Running Shed worksite. 

To compensate for the loss of track to store wheelsets and bogies, Georgie cleared and levelled a suitable area

and Martin, Mike, Fergus and a new face Jeremy quickly set about utilising the already secondhand concrete sleepers that weren't possible to refurbish. 

HS2 its not

but it won't stay exposed for scrutiny for long!

Aviemore Running Shed Track - ending Saturday 23rd August

By 1600 Friday - Switch & Crossing roughly in position.

Later on, an evening PWay train ready for departure.

By Saturday morning Georgie had train unloaded

And some of the bigger bits have come from a lot further afield than

Boat of Garten! (maybe there will shortly be 10 "roads" at Aviemore?)

Saturday saw Mike, Jeremy and Michael set out the new L1,s as above, retrieve fifty AS1,s via the green wheelbarrow! And drill forty hardwood sleepers slowly as they lived up to their name!

Thanks to all that attended & Ryan, Mike for photos and info.  

 

Aviemore Running Shed - progress on Track

Georgie has done a lot of prep work to get the requisite materials to Aviemore, her aim is to get it completed in 10 days! - to achieve this Fergus and Alex (Stonemason) are being utilised on a fulltime basis - Many thanks to them.   

Waybeams secured in place, If I remember correctly the late Hamish Mackay's funeral collection monies, which were kindly donated by his Wife - went towards the purchase of the many new L1 chairs ready for their final resting place.  

Progress by 1600 Wednesday.