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Western Thunderer
The south portal of Snow Hill Tunnel is beginning to take shape:
And here it is in its proper position with trains posed for scale:
The brickwork will be weathered Staffordshire engineering bricks, suitably blackened. Further walls will be added in front of it so not a lot will be visible eventually.
The next job has been to glue down the sand trap troughs on the Down Main, then ballasting can commence, inside the tunnel as well as along the main lines. Capping for the viaduct wall is currently being produced. I’ll wait before posting further photos.
And here it is in its proper position with trains posed for scale:
The brickwork will be weathered Staffordshire engineering bricks, suitably blackened. Further walls will be added in front of it so not a lot will be visible eventually.
The next job has been to glue down the sand trap troughs on the Down Main, then ballasting can commence, inside the tunnel as well as along the main lines. Capping for the viaduct wall is currently being produced. I’ll wait before posting further photos.