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Clearing the site for Boulder Station on the Culcreuch Fold Garden Railway
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Platform facing and building in place. Backfilling
of platform in progress
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Job done. Gear packed away and just waiting for the loader to be
collected |
Night has fallen and the lights are on. Those two are
still at the table. Been there all day |
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 "Grand Pa's House and
orchard |
 Another work train |
 A visiting Tram Car |
 Still another work train |
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Last seven photos taken by John Robinson during
Wellington Garden Railway Group Running Day on 2 December 2007 |
Realignment of Boulder Station yard |
Boulder Station building reinstated. Platform lights
to be reinstalled after holiday break |
 Proposed extension marked
out |
 Site where tracks will
cross |
 Ground to be cleared for
crossing between two gardens |
 The crossing |
 January 5 2008.
Start of extension |
 January 6
2008. Digging for crossing neatly complete |
 Reinforced concrete
crossing laid |
 Track laid to second
garden |
 Ah! To be able to work on
the shade |
 Base course laid ready
for leveling |
 After the crossing the
tracks cross |
 Track laying continues |
 Steady progress is made |
 One more section today |
 The end of the day |
 John Robinson helps with
track base preparation |
 Nearly ready for base
course |
 Base course laid ready
for leveling |
 The track laying
commences using 3.6 metre lengths of NZ track |
 Using these lengths
track laying goes ahead quickly |
 Ready to start laying
the crossing loop |
 Crossing loop laid and
track ballasted |
 Watering the ballast in
place |
 John's scratchbuilt Dubs
A and train make a test run |
 The L G & B Passenger
train makes it's first run |
 The 90o crossing safely
negotiated |
 The Official opening of
the new extension with invited guests |
 Now to start on the
bridge |
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