The festive brick layers salute the Santa specials. |
Waving to the train makes people happy, some deliriously so. |
Heck, here comes another one! Stand up and wave, lads. In the foreground is JC laying a row of corbelling bricks at 140m, while John S and Pete D back him up.
Up at the northern end of the coal face were Peter Q on reds at the 160m section, and Bob on his hands and knees laying that all important first row on the new 170m section. Paul was compo-man and raced up and down the site with barrows and shovels full of mortar.
''What's the matter with him then?'' ''He's all crushed, they just told him he was too old to sit on Santa's knee....'' |
Our daily overview shot is in a festive light today, with 5542 ready to leave under a Sodium-Sulphur lamp. By this time, the gang is pointing up the day's work, while a number of us bring down another pallet of bricks from above - 18 to go, 19 last week.
As the lads start to cover up their work at the end of the day, 5542 leaves one last time, wrapped in its own steam. Quite atmospheric really.
Score for the day:
One row of corbelling, 140m section (two to go)
150m section: ready for corbelling
Two rows of blues on the 160m section,
One row of blues on the 170m section.
Backing up in reds by Tony, Peter Q, Peter D and John S.
The next work session will take place on Wednesday 31st Dec - New Year's eve. We can't do next Monday, but I might post something to mark the day. And that'll be it for 2014. We have broken the back of the job, just a short spurt of brick laying to go to the end (and then the back filling, lamp post fitting, slabbing etc)
We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas, and thank you for your interest and support. It really helps to motivate us !
4 comments:
Another great entry on the blog, I really look forward to the CRC, Broadway and all the other GWR blogs.
Keep up the brilliant work and the superb blogs. Merry cChristmas and happy new year to you all.
Well done to the CRC Platform 2 Team for a great year. Also great to see 2807 back in action after some piston valve rings replacement.
I see a mistake, you said 31st Jan but would it be 31st Dec???
Anyway I love your blog as it keeps me informed on how things are getting on!
Merry Christmas!!
Simon
Oops, er yes, that is indeed 31st Dec.
Now corrected, thanks for spotting it.
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