WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #11 by IBH » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:22 pm

Over the weekend, the local newspaper- the Express & Star had a photo of the box-jack with a PC138-8 (probably the one above?) sitting inside and left holding up a section of pipe/hose for a large pump.

A few weeks ago I was waiting to catch a train into Birmingham at night and I was stood about where you took the photo from the platform Jeremy and saw Bam Nuttall workers move a Terex Amida mobile lighting tower (whilst fully lit!) by lowering the mast, chaining it to a Komatsu rubber duck, lifting it up and driving off into the site with it swaying gently in the dark. I cursed myself for not having a camera on me I can tell you! :)

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #12 by IBH » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:13 pm

New Civil Engineer article about the Tipton box jack including a large photo gallery:
http://www.nce.co.uk/news/geotechnical/ ... 00.article


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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #13 by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:51 pm

Nice find IBH :thumbs_up:

I never realised that it was the last level crossing on the WCML and I won't question the claim that the barriers are down for 45mins out of every hour :o cos I've waited many an eternity at that blessed level crossing, except when I'm on me motorcyle then I use the pedestrian tunnel :dizzy: erm........

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #14 by samk706 » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:59 pm

what is the large latice boom for that goes over the top of the concrte structure :?: :?:

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #15 by Jack » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:55 pm

I think It picks it up and Skids it somewhere else?

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #16 by samk706 » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:51 pm

ahh ive just seen some more pics i think that steel structure is holding the rail tracks

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #17 by IBH » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:21 pm

The tracks were held in place by a Bailey Bridge (or similar structure).

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #18 by Jack » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:30 pm

Oh i didnt look! I thought it would be some sort of skidding mecansism

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Re: WCML Tunnel (Tipton)

Post #19 by ryanrailengineer » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:48 pm

Good pictures mate the old gigarailer working hard again like always love to see not just my gigarailer is put at use lol.
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