The temporary water feed to the dining set in the
carriage shed had been run on the surface from a tap at The Lodge and this
needed to be buried before the winter weather set in.
So the first task was to locate the mains water pipe that
was installed some 30 years ago, that feeds from The Lodge to the Steam shed.
Luckily Big Davie was present working on another task with Colin Stirling and
he recalled seeing a picture of it being laid close to the running track, probably
some three feet down.
Nobody knew for sure what other services might be lurking
below ground, so hand digging was required. After about an hour of digging through the
surface of the compacted rubble that forms the yard we were lucky, and the pipe
was located, in the cess, much closer to the running line than first thought.
Avoiding the Telecomms cables running the length of the
yard, the trench was dug by Stuart and Georgie and the 32mm pipe installed.
Sunday the job was completed, with the fitting of an
external stop cock valve and internal tap, that feeds a hose that runs to the
catering set.
Some of the happy team with the job nearly done.
Colin, Nick, Ray, Hayden and Georgie.
Thanks to Colin Frost for info and photos and my Wife for the not so simple cut & paste!