19 July (Part 3) - Arriving at Platform 1
Now
that the new London bound North Kent line track bed at Abbey Wood station is
nearing completion, work has started on the platform. Concrete has been poured to
form the vertical support walls for the up platform.
Further along the line the track from the Plumstead train depot has taken
another giant step towards connection to the Dartford bound track.
At the present rate of progress it will only be a few days before a train
could in theory make its way to the new facility, the track switch is already in
place. Presumably there will be a job for a man with a red flag until the
signalling equipment is in place.
As with last week, the Plumstead track photos are
hidden in a dark corner of Bonkers.
Not easy to obtain; this week it wasn’t just dirty windows that were a
problem, too many double glazed units were internally steamed up and I got off
one train and waited for another after rushing the length of one carriage that
had been extensively window scratched. Reflections were still a problem.
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