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The shutdown up to the half term break saw the completion of the work at Sheffield Park Station. For platform 2 the tasks were:

  • Removing all the track in platform 2
  • Digging out the track bed in platform 2 to the correct depth
  • Installing new point rod stools the whole length of platform 2
  • Digging a new drain down the length of the platform and lining it and the track bed with a waterproof membrane
  • Replacing the wooden sleepers with bullhead concrete sleepers
  • Trimming the rails to get rid of the dipped joint
  • Redrilling the rail ends and putting the same rails back
  • Ballasting and tamping with new ballast
  • Digging out a lot of holes and installing point rodding concrete supports
  • Service and re-timber the half-sets, (point blade sections) of the points at the south end of platform 2
Turned out nice again! – Jon Goff
Drainage channel down the centre of 2 road complete and ballasted over – Tim Crump
Sleepers being laid to the marked line – Jon Goff
The rails are going in – Jon Goff
Shortening the rails to cut out the dipped rail ends – Jon Goff
Re-assembly of the points half sets at the south end of platform 2 – Tim Crump

Meanwhile work was continuing on Platform 1:

  • Replacing the steps and brackets up to the footbridge on platform 1
  • Digging out and levelling the south end of platform 1 including lowering the manholes lamp posts drains etc.
  • Repair the corbel brick layers at the south end of platform 1
  • Installing cable ducts and a new manhole on platform 1
  • Erect a new lamppost at the bottom of platform 1 ramp
The new platform edge – Jon Goff
The mountings for the new footbridge steps – Mike Hopps
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