Niles Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) At Downpatrick, volunteers are now laying the first section new of track (as opposed to a relay or extension of existing headshunts) since 2015... The timbers come from the recently closed Great Victoria St station, so a little bit of modern NIR history shall live on. More at https://www.downrail.co.uk/2025/01/new-siding-at-railway-museum/ Edited January 24 by Niles 15
Der Rechtsanwalt Posted January 28 Posted January 28 That's wonderful news. I'm delighted to see that. 1
exciecoachbuilder Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Well done to all, and that's not handy work either. A lot of lifting, pulling and dragging. Paul.. 1 1
Mol_PMB Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Lovely job. You'll need to be careful with the clearance between those two lines - I can foresee a sideswipe when shunting one line if there's any stock in the other. 1 1
Mike Beckett Posted March 26 Posted March 26 We are aware of fouling points and have been known to be occasionally careful. 2
jhb171achill Posted March 26 Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Mike Beckett said: We are aware of fouling points and have been known to be occasionally careful. If you wear incontinence pants when volunteering, you won’t foul anything…. 1
Niles Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 A further update on progress: https://www.downrail.co.uk/2025/03/volunteers-complete-ballasting-of-new-siding/ 3 1
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