Man, what a far cry from the early days of laying track when men had to lift rail sections by backbreaking labor. I am duly impressed. Are all rails seemless now? How long are the sections? Great video!
Dana Hill It is, although I think on London Underground it’s a lot more manual due to restrictions on space. There is still jointed track on some secondary routes. I think the track sections come in 20m sections, but not 100% on that. Cheers.
Keith this makes a interesting change,I now know what some of the machines you see ]in the siding do, but its a same we still need to have a load of guys standing watching the tracklayer, thanks for doing this Mike.
........also interesting to see guys stood around watching as the machines do the work!! In stark comparison to rail replacement in other videos on YT where the "gang" used cantilevered lifting 'scissors' and stood shoulder to shoulder on every 60 ft piece!
Well done for braving some nasty weather to film all of this. Really interesting to see the work that goes on during replacement work like this. I bet the crane driver has done that a few times with the skill he slewed those long rails into place with. Also noted the remote control 'wackers' and rail trolley in action.
Shot 18 is just a clipping up machine, not sure which type. Simply lifts the sleeper (if required) up to the foot of the rail and fully inserts the fastclips in to the housing.
The whole job was a long one in bad conditions, so I imagine all the guys involved had a rough time and to be fair at times they were working haed (but less interesting to film). I suppose this shows the progress to make the job quicker! Many thanks :-)
Can't drag it once it's sat down on the pads, must have had surplus rail so rather than spend extra time to line the rails up it's quicker to burn through the rail once it's sat in position.
I'm so far behind with some comment's, I'm losing the plot!! Now who are you and which video is this.........oh...yeah...track, rain - it is great to see the NR guy's in action. Crane driver a star! We loved the RC whackers, we could watch them all day! I just wished I'd got the rail welding, never mind....who's next......arrgghhhhhh!
Well done for braving the weather. You captured some interesting track laying.
Rowiab Thanks, I was glad to capture the shots.
Great video! Splendid angles.Thanks for posting.
Cheers, I was well pleased to get such good footage.
Thanks for watching and commenting, they were in such a good site I just couldn't miss it! Nothing would run without them. Cheers.
excellent job keith
Scott Joseph Whiley Thank you, I got wet but it was worth it.
yeah it was worth it keith
Brought back memories from when I worked on the rails, doing this sort of job on 12 hour shifts in all weathers.
Not much fun, but an important job. Thanks.
VERY good video and something which, in today's market, could be modelled in miniature to make an interesting scene. Great post, thanks for sharing!
Thanks mate, I was hoping to catch it before it ended - just a shame about the weather! I got soaked. That crane does an amazing job.
Man, what a far cry from the early days of laying track when men had to lift rail sections by backbreaking labor. I am duly impressed. Are all rails seemless now? How long are the sections? Great video!
Dana Hill It is, although I think on London Underground it’s a lot more manual due to restrictions on space. There is still jointed track on some secondary routes. I think the track sections come in 20m sections, but not 100% on that. Cheers.
Cheers, it would be great to see this kind of scene modelled. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Keith this makes a interesting change,I now know what some of the machines you see ]in the siding do, but its a same we still need to have a load of guys standing watching the tracklayer, thanks for doing this Mike.
Cheers. The day was terrible, but the shots made up for it. Many thanks for the comment.
I was impressed by the three compactors hooked together.
........also interesting to see guys stood around watching as the machines do the work!! In stark comparison to rail replacement in other videos on YT where the "gang" used cantilevered lifting 'scissors' and stood shoulder to shoulder on every 60 ft piece!
Well done for braving some nasty weather to film all of this. Really interesting to see the work that goes on during replacement work like this. I bet the crane driver has done that a few times with the skill he slewed those long rails into place with. Also noted the remote control 'wackers' and rail trolley in action.
Great stuff Keith. well worth braving the weather to film this. Cheers ho chap!
Shot 18 is just a clipping up machine, not sure which type. Simply lifts the sleeper (if required) up to the foot of the rail and fully inserts the fastclips in to the housing.
Thanks, glad you liked it.
All being done in the right weather, too!
Sort of! Lol
Ace video!
The whole job was a long one in bad conditions, so I imagine all the guys involved had a rough time and to be fair at times they were working haed (but less interesting to film). I suppose this shows the progress to make the job quicker! Many thanks :-)
Your welcome ho chap. Memories of that day on the licky incline come to mind, lol.
Why would they cut the end of the rail when they could have just grabbed it and pulled it along?
Can't drag it once it's sat down on the pads, must have had surplus rail so rather than spend extra time to line the rails up it's quicker to burn through the rail once it's sat in position.
Unfortunately, this is not in Brazil because we are still in the nineteenth century, for the
railways.
Intending to get down at some point during the summer. Will let you know once i've got some free dates from work. Cheers
I'm so far behind with some comment's, I'm losing the plot!! Now who are you and which video is this.........oh...yeah...track, rain - it is great to see the NR guy's in action. Crane driver a star! We loved the RC whackers, we could watch them all day! I just wished I'd got the rail welding, never mind....who's next......arrgghhhhhh!
Yeah, it was a great day. You should pop down again, there's very often something going on. Cheers.
Yeah, great. Let me know, we'll sort something out.
Will do :-)
typical Britain go anywhere else on train runs down one track taking it up replacing it at the same time!
+james rubery The work being done adjacent to the station platforms precludes the use of TLS type machines due to close clearances.
+mjarail Thanks, when they develop new kit it does always work to well. The more manual way does the job.
It's painfull to watch with what outdated machinery these poor men are forced to work.
A few years ago, before Covid!
@@MG06ZT I see.