Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
We are going over again to try and get this off the ground you have seen the photos of it in the local press.
Both my pal and myself have been working on a programme of work that needs to be done to get it back up and back over a railway line the projection of tools and plans and the work itself has now been done over the last two weeks by Ade who is the main person putting it in place.
We are going over today hope to see Mr Gary so he can put it all to his committee so work on the lie out can start and after that work can being first part will be the striping it down so we can get agood look at it .
It will have to be shot blasted first before the real work can proceed a lot of the striping out will be done by their own apprentices we will only be there to over see the wok done all the parts will have to be numbered for when it is put back.
All this kind of work will help the apprentices and it is not boring work they will get to know new trades as the work moves forward.
We think it should take about two years but 95% of the work will be outside so it will be down to weather and the hours they can put into it.
I think the public can see the work going on but the work place will have to have a fence round it but that will be down to Gary.
I think we all are looking forward to playing apart in this but mainly Ade and myself will only be overseeing the work done both of us are not fit to do it even know that we have done it over the last 40years or more.
Some welding and burning might be done by us but it will be siting down work but will work it out as the job goes along
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#2
There is more room if you would like to help and if you can weld or burn even better but there will be work for anyone who would like to help you do not need a trade but if you have one then that is good.Gary is the man to see if you come over if he is not there just aske to see some one about the bridge build.
I must point out that we are only there because of the bridge and will be working under the railway officer who they put there to oversee the work being done we will have to do the work with safe and having the right tools and have hard hats,boots.
So we look forward to seeing some of you out there even just to have alook.
Good café there which is open. Thank you.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
fascinating project, good luck to all involved especially the apprentices that will learn new skills.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
Just got back in all on track now so hope fully this time next week we might see the start of it. Once started I will be going out most days just to keep it moving my pal will come out once a week for the casting eye on it but when he is feeling stronger he might just come over and sit long side myself for two days a week.
The apprentices will doing 90% of the work and will learn new skills as you say.