An ad hoc midweek day was arranged at short notice and a surprising number were able and willing - including a new volunteer Peter (left) think he enjoyed the experience of timber renewal at Boat of Garten in perfect working weather.
Many thanks to Georgie, Mike, Andrew, Roddy, Iain and Peter.
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Yesterday saw another great turnout in cool dry weather.
Above shows a scarf joint, expertly cut by John using his chainsaw before installation,
as close as possible to five rail joints
and finally the scarfed joint from above.
A new Stihl petrol chair screw/sleeper drill trialed by Ian above, seems to have speeded things up as the last of the remaining six timbers were changed, leaving time for a bit of lineside clearance to finish off the current work at Boat.
Thanks to Georgie, Mike, Ian, Fergus, Michael, Sam, Bob and especially John for providing photos/info
But the unsung Hero of the day was Track Inspector Les, who reported a double broken fishplate (which Georgie promptly attended to)
Les was promised double time and a day in lieu as a Volunteer!