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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Todays task by the Leyburn team was to move 3 point sub assemblies from Peter Blacks UWC (User Worked Crossing) to under bridge 25 where the new Leyburn west points are to be installed was a big learning curve. Here the Ironman frames to be used in the task are receiving some maintenance as they were last used many years ago. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

One of the switches (18 metres long, 2.4 tonnes) for Leyburn West points was delivered the wrong way round. Some muscle, chopping down of vegetation and the slight easing of a wire fence and notice pole turned it through 180 degrees. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - The first point assembly was in the four foot but 180' wrong way round so a pivot point was created and then spun round but a fence, bushes, and a sign meant it wasn't straight forward. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - Now correct way round and supported on 3 trolleys but the first point assembly was a bit too rigid for the curves and was near to a derailment issue. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - Barring the first point assembly over to the outside of the formation. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - Final adjustment of the position of the first point assembly using the Ironman frame. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

With the use of trolleys and an Ironman the second switch was moved to Leyburn West. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - The second point sub assembly with an Ironman frame in the middle and trolleys swapped round and went through the curves no problem. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - Barring the point assembly over towards the wall. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - The third sub assembly on trolley's and Ironman under bridge 25 at Leyburn. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Leyburn West Point - All 3 point assemblies under bridge 25 outside the lined out area ready for installation later in the year. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

All components safely delivered under the bridge to form Leyburn West points. (16/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

The water tower, Leyburn complete with new coat of paint. (28/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

The new water crane at Leyburn. (28/04/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Gently setting back into the unballasted loop at Leyburn to drop ballast. (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Steady as she goes. (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Alastair Connell

The works train laying ballast in the new Leyburn loop (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Alastair Connell

The works train laying ballast in the new Leyburn loop (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Ready for the tamper. (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Ballast dropping. (27/07/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

VolkerRail tamper DR75405 arrives at Leyburn. Note the state of the untamped loop on the left. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Infrastructure Team

A view of the new Leyburn loop from the cab of the tamper (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

The Volker rail tamper DR75405 tamping on the section of the new loop at Leyburn which has been laid so far. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

The business end of the tamper. Tamping was done in manual mode with every sleeper getting an adjustment by the operator. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

No 2 end of Volker rail tamper DR75405 progressing along the loop on the first run. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Don't believe everything you see on Facebook. THIS is probably the first time two trains have passed at Leyburn since the signalbox closed in 1982. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Bubble car 121032 arriving at Leyburn station for the 13.20 to Redmire with the Volker rail tamper in the background. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Volker rail tamper DR75405 outside Chesnutt Cottage at Leyburn station tamping the loop that has been laid so far. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

Volker rail tamper DR75405 tamping on the section of the new loop at Leyburn which has been laid so far. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

The Volker rail tamper DR75405 tamping on the new loop at Leyburn. It is only doing part of the loop as the loop is not yet complete. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

Some hand tamping being done by the Infrastructure Team on the new loop at Leyburn (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

The Leyburn loop is looking much better now after the tamper has done its job. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

Staff on the Volker rail tamper DR75405 at Leyburn (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

Staff on the Volker rail tamper DR75405 at Leyburn (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Infrastructure Team

The Leyburn loop after the visit from the tamper. It's looking much straighter now. (18/09/2018)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Leyburn West points. New flat bottom rail replaces old bullhead rail between the existing platform flat bottom track and the new points. Time to go home. (14/12/2018)

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