Sunday 17 June 2012

Update 17th June

Away last weekend so first visit for nearly two weeks.   It looks like the piling is nearly finished, at least on the west side of the mainline.  The pile driver has moved right down to the entrance of the site next to the scrapyard.  It is working on the foundation of pier number two as the first picture shows with number three just behind to the left of the white crane. 


 Piling for pier number one just below the overhead gantry post.

The second section of viaduct seen last time on the ground has been lifted into place and joined to the first section.  It has been attached to the pier immediately adjacent to the west of the main line.  On the other side a matching section can be seen on the ground waiting to be lifted into place.  My guess is that the section that will cross the main line will be lifted into place during an engineers' possession.  Walkways have been attached to both sides of the latest addition.

A view of the viaduct from further north.
And further north again you can see the section on the ground on the east side of the main line.  Other than this, there seemed little change on that side with no obvious progress on the chalk removal from Wilbury Hill. 

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