Track Maintenance

I've been working on the Railroad.........

Visitors to the CMR often ask us 'Who looks after the track'? Well, the answer is 'We do'! And here are some photos to prove it.

We had a great time playing 'fettlers' in mid December 2006 when the whole decking of the big culvert near Chakola was replaced using a digger and a local operator (which made the work very easy). The ever present John Gibson took the photos.

Whilst this job was a little bigger than normal, it is typical of the tasks performed on a regular basis by our track maintenance team.

Our thanks to the boys for a job well done. Without them the railway would soon cease to operate.

Trackwork During Winter Break

The reduction in services during winter gives volunteer crews a little time off, but also allows more time for track maintenance work, which at times is difficult to fit in when the regular timetable is maintained.

Some of that work was being done on 25th and 26th of August 2005. A wooden culvert under the line opposite the Cooma race course at Snowy Junction came in for some attention. A heavy corrugated plastic pipe replaced the old wooden box culvert. The backhoe made it all so easy. A culvert at Cooma East, just north of the Bailey Bridge, had timber boards replaced and more ballast added. John Gibson took time off from the work gang to take the photos below.

But Wait There's More...

On Saturday 3/4/04, a team was engaged in replacing sleepers at Cooma East. The newly acquired L truck was put to good use to cart the sleepers and tools.

Our thanks to CMR member John Gibson who supplied the photos of the occasion.