The trucks are placed ready

The first of the track is lifted

The first panel is removed intact for further use in the siding

The Dalegarth end of the job

Looking towards the cottages

The tractor is used to convey materials around the site

The tractor prepares the track-bed

The track-bed looking towards Beckfoot

The trackgang, staff and volunteers.

The first of the new track in place

The setting sun turns the fellsides "salmon pink"

The last of the sleepers are positioned

Looking up towards the cottages

The rails are cut to the correct length

The ballast train stands ready to be unloaded

The rails are positioned into place

The two mess coaches stand at Irton Road

The Perkins shunts the ballast wagons

Some of the trackgang have a break whilst the train is loaded

The ballast train at Irton Road

The tractor loads the ballast train

Jack the Dog

Jack and Perkins

The Ravenglass bound mess coach

One of the ballast wagons at Irton Rd

The moon looks down on the loading of the ballast train

The gang takes a break in the mess coach

The packed track is ballasted up

The finished section

Looking towards Beckfoot

Shovel Packing on Beckfoot Bank

The Perkins adds to its' carbon footprint at Irton Rd

Meanwhile the Cyril looks after the other train

Cyril at Dalegarth

Two new pigs have taken residence near the line between Fisherground and Beckfoot

The Quarryman is added to the train for use over the next weekend

Perkins and Quarrymanat Irton Rd

Shelagh of Eskdale at Irton Road

A dramatic skyline at Irton Rd

Irton Road "virtual quarry"

Irton Rd

Three locos on one train!

Loading the train

The next section of the railway to be relaid is a short section from Beckfoot Crossing to halfway up Beckfoot Bank

Looking east from the crossing

Beckfoot Crossing

The trackless Lonnin

The tractor ploughs the trackbed to the required depth

The trackgang removes the spikes from the old sleepers

Beckfoot Bank

Beckfoot Bank

Beckfoot Bank

The new track is put in place

The drainage is installed

New holes for the fishplates are drilled

A busy scene on Beckfoot Bnk

The tractor finishes off

A view of the newly laid and unpacked track

Looking up the bank atBeckfoot

Looking towards the crossing

Awaiting the ballast

A good turnout of volunteers

Beckfoot Bank

Ratty volunteers

As always lunch is provided free of charge, this year Janet is providing the catering - todays' menu consisted of a bowl of delicious hot vegatable soup.

The eastern end of the relaying

The telephoto lens shows where we have some lifting and packing to do

Empty trucks await loading with more ballast

Boosted by the hot soup at lunchtime the gang pose for a famoly photo before getting down to some shovel packing

Beckfoot Bank

Hard at work, (except the photographer)

Once the shovel packing was completed the formation was ballasted up

Providing traction today was the Quarryman

The cab of the Quarryman

The trucks are unloaded

Unloading the trucks

The rails are fastened together with fishplates

Ratty volunteers

Ratty staff and volunteers

Ratty workers

Ratty volunteers

Janet of West Coast Catering provided us with a Cumberland Sausage meal for lunch

The gradient post on Beckfoot Bank

Looking down Beckfoot Bank

Cyrils' train

The etended siding at Dalegarth awaits completion when the mainline work is finished