Turnout 229 Installation

24-02-2016

Turnout 229 lifted & placed on sleepers prior to shut

Cut of rail on existing mainline and

removing rails with TLB.

Removal of sleepers on

mainline

Removal of ballast with TLB on

mainline

Compacting ballast bed with Mini-Roller

Place mini rollers on skid rails under turnout

Slide turnout into position

Slide turnout into position

Slide turnout into position

Align turnout with mainline rails

Place ballast from stockpile Using TLB;

Clean excess ballast and tamp by hand

Welding of SRJ Welds

Installation of signal rodding, points machine

and signal pole

Welding of ES Welds

Tamping Machine

1st Train traversing over turnout