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To leeds and the northern powerhouse line between leeds and manchester. the restoration of the dartmoor line was made easier by the fact that after closing to passenger services it continued to be used for transporting railway ballast from a nearby quarry. it also ran as a heritage railway but now its been upgraded. its not as easy as you think. it hasnt been in good condition, - but there is a huge amount of work. weve done 11 miles of track - installation in the last four weeks. its actually b...

Its actually been one _ of the fastest track installations in network rail history. well, this is the new track construction machine. its an impressive piece of kit, around a quarter of a mile long. you can see whats happening. the grey pod at the top runs back, grabs the sleepers, brings them to the front of the train and then lays them in a perfectly straight line on the bed with the two metal tracks on top. it will run at a rate of around 400 metres per hour. and in the belly of the beast its...

After closing to passenger services it continued to be used in transporting railway ballast from a nearby quarry. it also ran as a heritage railway but now it has been upgraded. it is not as easy as you think. it hasnt been in good condition- but there is a huge amount of work. we have done 11 miles of track. insulation in the past four weeks. it has actually been one - of the fastest track installations in network rail history. this is the new track construction machine, an impressive piece of ...

Then and that was when i first became interested in it. the line is the very first to be open as part of the government�*s restoring your railway scheme but this week we have seen controversy and anger elsewhere with the scrapping of the hs2 link to leeds and the northern powerhouse line between leeds and manchester. the restoration of the dartmoor line was made easier by the fact that after closing to passenger services it continued to be used in transporting railway ballast from a nearby qua...

It continued to be used for transporting railway ballast from a nearby quarry. it also ran as a heritage railway but now, its been upgraded. its not as easy as you think. it hasnt been in good condition but there is a huge amount of work. weve done kind of 11 miles of track installation in the last four weeks. its actually been one of the fastest track installations in network rail history. well, this is the new track construction machine. its an impressive piece of kit, about a quarter of a mil...

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