Hermanstad improvements August 2010 - 2

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Hermanstad improvements August 2010 - 2

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More progress at Hermanstad, 14th August 2010

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Good job we didn't have a train today as there was a track machine working just outside the marshalling yard
Good job we didn't have a train today as there was a track machine working just outside the marshalling yard
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Work began on the point by the platform. Rotten sleepers and a couple of short rails are being replaced, and a section of the track including the point is being raised as it floods in wet weather
Work began on the point by the platform. Rotten sleepers and a couple of short rails are being replaced, and a section of the track including the point is being raised as it floods in wet weather
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The track on which the fireless locos will eventually stand is being cleared
The track on which the fireless locos will eventually stand is being cleared
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Builder's rubble is unloaded as landfill
Builder's rubble is unloaded as landfill
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More rubble
More rubble
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Fence posts and sleepers can be seen
Fence posts and sleepers can be seen
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Getting there slowly but surely.
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