The weather was good today and the top course of corbelling was completed
by Bob and Clive by lunch time whilst Steve B finished the infilling of cut red
bricks to the top course of corbelling carried out last week. The three of
us spent the afternoon continuing the backing up of the last two courses of
corbelling on the final section of wall. The only outstanding brickwork is the
completion of this section of "reds" - approximately 120 bricks.
The end result now looks pretty impressive! Thanks to Bob for the pictures.
Before work can start in in earnest on the next stage of Platform 2, the embankment behind the next section requires levelling and grading. Steve Warren came over with the mini digger to start the task, which should be completed today.
The levelling produces a large amount of spoil and this was removed by tractor trailer to try and reduce the amount of churning up of the of the soft ground.
I will have some more pictures of the finished result on Wednesday.
6 comments:
Could you please clarify why the excess spoil is not used to backfill the areas already completed?
The backfill has to be a stone or concrete based aggregate with uniform properties, compacted so that a flat and level finishing surface can be guaranteed.
Bill
How much of platform 2 is now (more or less) finished, and how much left to go. Excepting the signal box area, do you expect to finish it this year?
John
Hi John,
We're about half way and whether we finish it this year will depend on funds and the Autumn/Winter weather!
Bill,
It's all coming along nicely! You have done so much with the amount of workforce you have! Can't wait to see the finished station!! :)
Aaron
Actually, unless my eyes deceive me, the soil was, er, soil, not spoil. So it would have been a shame to use as 'fill'' that which could be flower borders, apart from it being too soft.
But perhaps I really do neeed new specs!
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