Canterbury Railway Society Inc

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General News - June 2002

14/6/2002

• Concrete foundations have been poured at the front of the carriage shed for the portal frame that will carry the doors. The construction firm is expected to start fabricating the steelwork in the week of 17 June.
• Shingle fill is being placed on the ground in front of the carriage shed to raise the ground height and improve drainage. When the doors are fitted to the shed, the track gang will move in and finishing laying the track to roads 4, 5 and 6.
• The track gang replaced another six sleepers on the mainline between Moorhouse and Ferrymead on the 8th June.