BBCNEWS BBC News November 20, 2021 18:25:00
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 hasn't 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 kit, around a quarter a mile long. you can see what is happening is a grade on top one is back, gra...