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TODDINGTON YARD DEVELOPMENT
Following is the schedule for works in the yard at Toddington. Yellow areas indicate work completed.
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Scheduled Date
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Work on first phase:
Phase ‘0’
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Comments
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6-10 Jan
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Shunt stock in yard to clear site for removal of track. Includes loading of equipment such as locomotive frames, boilers etc on to wagons. Rails prepared for removal
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Complete on time
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13-17 Jan
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Lift track, continue to clear site; site meeting with contractor and disconnection of south yard electricity supply.
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Complete on time
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20-21 Jan
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Disconnect main line, remove rails and sleepers from sidings 1-3. Complete shunt including placing 2807 and 8F chassis in the David Page shed. Warning signs and fencing
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Complete on time
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22 Jan onwards
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Contractors on site excavating trenches for installation of pipe work, electricity and telecommunications ducts and pour concrete raft
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Delayed because of weather, but complete
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3 Feb onwards
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Backfilling of trenches
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Completed
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10-18 Feb
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Start reinstallation of main line and sidings.
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Main line and siding 1 completed.
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10-18 Feb
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Disconnect unloading road (siding 5) and sections of sidings 6, 7 and 8 in front of David Page shed. Reconnect electricity supply
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Disconnection of unloading road to be delayed for loco arrivals and departures until 9th March.
Roads 6 and 7 disconnected 4th March.
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24 Feb -2 March
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Complete excavation and prepare ground for reinstatement of track. Complete and ballast main line. Complete installation of drainage plant. Reopen main line, unloading road and sidings 1 and 2 for traffic.
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Drainage plant installation in progress. Work on siding 2 to be completed weekend of 10th/11th March. Other work completed.
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26 March
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Revised date: reinstate severed unloading road, siding 5
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12-23 Mar
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Contractors excavate trench across sidings 5 to 8 for drainage
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Phase ‘1’ works – subject to revision
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Date
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Work on ‘Phase ‘1’
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Comments
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3-4 March
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Return stock from temporary storage to sidings; return siding 1 to traffic. Replace sleepers and rail on sidings 6 and 7
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10-11 Mar
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Weekend shunt to finalise location of stock in David Page shed; tidy up site
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Shunt completed on 4th March.
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17-18 Mar
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Removal of remaining rails and sleepers from site of new pits
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24-25 Mar
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Lay levels etc. in preparation for excavation of new pits by contractors
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31 Mar onwards
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Complete any remaining outstanding work
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2 April onwards
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Start of work on pit excavation
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