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Old 02-12-2023, 10:20 AM   #50
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Default Re: The railway thread

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Originally Posted by Sar4890 View Post
All the mechanisation definitely beats kango hammers,shovel,picks and brute force.at least for all the work that doesnt involve turn outs and points.
For sure mate, although none of our machines had aircon.... Even our rail carriage living quarters were without 240v, so no aircon or heating!

Even our earlier Ballast regulator.... was the povo model. lol

Summer nights, you'd be praying for the "Doctor" to blow in from the coast & winter could see ice on the sleepers..........

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