Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos - Romanby Foot Crossing Replacement

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Romanby Footpath Crossing Replacement

by the Direct Works and Infrastructure Teams

Infrastructure and DWT members worked together on Mon 5 Oct and Wednesday 14 Oct 2015 to repair (and in a lot of cases replace old wood) the Footpath Crossing near Romanby at 0 mls 63 chains

Photo - John Tong
Offloading sleepers and other equipment required for replacing the Romanby Foot Crossing from the works train (05/10/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
Offloading sleepers and other equipment required for replacing the Romanby Foot Crossing from the works train (05/10/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The old crossing timber of the Romanby Foot Crossing has been removed and work is starting on its replacement (05/10/2015)
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Building the steps at the side of the track of the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (05/10/2015)
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Building the steps at the side of the track of the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (05/10/2015)
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Building up the crossing support timbers of the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (05/10/2015)
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Fixing the new timber crossing surface of the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (05/10/2015)
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The repaired Romanby Foot Crossing at the end of the first day, looking from the north side (05/10/2015)
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The repaired Romanby Foot Crossing at the end of the first day, looking from the south side (05/10/2015)
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On the second day a non slip surface was applied to the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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Trimming the sides of the crossing surface with a circular power saw of the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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A hand saw was also used to the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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Fixing the non slip covering to the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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Fixing the non slip covering to the replacement Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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The handrails up the side of the embankments were also repaired at the Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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The Romanby Foot Crossing from the north side (15/10/2015)
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The Romanby Foot Crossing from the south side (15/10/2015)
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Painting a white edge to the steps to help visibility in the dark to the Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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Painting a white edge to the Romanby Foot Crossing to help visibility in the dark (15/10/2015)
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The completed Romanby Foot Crossing from the north side (15/10/2015)
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The repaired handrail on the south side at the Romanby Foot Crossing (15/10/2015)
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The access to the Romanby Foot Crossing from the south (Romanby) side (15/10/2015)
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