Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


Finghall Station Platform Repair
by the Direct Works Team
The brickwork supporting the platform edge at the eastern end of Finghall platform was bulging out and in danger of collapse. The Direct Works Team are seen here dismantling and then rebuilding the affected area of the platform

Ref - 9010
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Removing mortar between platform edge slabs (10/08/2021)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9010
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Removing mortar between platform edge slabs (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9011
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Removing mortar between platform edge slabs (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9012
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Moving edge slab back (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9163
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Lifting second edge slab back (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9013
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Lifting edge slab (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9014
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Removing bricks (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9164
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Three Slabs and necessary bricks removed (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9015
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Three Slabs and necessary bricks removed (10/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9165
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Start of day 2 - First brick courses being laid (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9016
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Roger Lees laying bricks (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9017
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Billy Coxhall laying bricks (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9018
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Tug Lee cementing platform slabs (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9019
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Concrete backfill starts (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9020
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Mike Averis backfills concrete (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9021
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
General View of the repair work so far (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9166
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
At the end of the day just one row of brickwork left to go (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9022
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
At the end of the day just one row of brickwork left to go (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9023
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
At the end of the day just one row of brickwork left to go (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9024
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
At the end of the day just one row of brickwork left to go (17/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9025
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Start to day 3 - Last course of bricks laid (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9026
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Pointing of brickwork commences (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9027
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Checking that everything is square (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9028
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
4 More brickwork pointing (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9029
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Cutting the edge slabs into manageable sizes (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9030
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Splitting the edge slabs to make them more manageable (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9031
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Shuttering for the concrete fillet (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9032
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Concreting the fillet (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9033
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Concreting behind the bricks (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9167
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Cleaning the last slab before laying them in position (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9034
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
First slabs placed (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9035
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Trimming the tarmac (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9036
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Last slabs fitted; edges pointed (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9037
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
Final touch ups (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9168
Photo - John Tong
Finghall station. The brickwork supporting the platform edge slabs was bulging out at the eastern end necessitating dismantling and rebuilding by the Direct Works Team:-
The completed job (24/08/2021)Click here to see higher resolution photo
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