What is he doing

Another day at the Rocks By Rail Museum where there is a lot of track laying activity! 

Richard was busy drilling holes in the ends of rail so that fishplates could be bolted in place.

It is a technical process to get track laid properly with a spirit level being used and several 15 ton bottle jacks to lif the track level.

With the track level it is time to pack ballast under the sleepers and then around them to support the track. Freshly washed ballast is being added, transported up the line on the platelayers trolley which saw a lot of carrying duties during the construction of the viewing platform.

We had a bout 300 tons of used dirty ballast delivered which is a big pile.

And this is some of the rubbish we pick out before it even gets to the washing stage!

Whilst I left the track laying and ballasting to those who know what they are doing I got on with the never ending grass cutting tasks! Interestingly, I had the company of this male pheasant and his lady friend for much of my mowing time.

They are probably wondering about my mowing activity, what is he doing? I wonder that sometimes as well and no doubt Mrs. Woody does but not just about the mowing!