There were a good seven of us in (myself, Sam, Matt, Keith, Rob and two new recruits Aron and Courtney). The first job of the day was to go to Parkend to change another sleeper (in fact as this was at some point in its a life a hand point it meant we could change a long timber out for a shorter one)!
I can assure you that this was the lets have a breather and let the boss sort it out moment!
A very agreeable break was obtained in the Dean Forest Cycles Café and we all watched on as Aron decided to go after some of the local females...
In the afternoon we did a basic inspection - replacing keys, this will make the August line walk a little quicker if they're attended to already as keys working out on the tight curves are common place.
Its a simple routine of a person walking ahead marking up lose keys (usually placing them on a sleeper end), with the rest of the gang following with key hammers and spare keys. Cycling the jobs through a group of five makes it a whole lot easier.
Until next time...
Tally ho!
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