Did a little bit more this morning - made a two pair of support legs for the bridge .....
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No the steel isn't bent - just the camera
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So, now the bridge is fully supported by the steelwork, and the new timbers either side of the track are bolted to the steel, I can replace rotting timbers timbers without fear of the whole job lot dropping into the pond!
Yesterday I cleaned the tracks on the trailer layout - using wet wipes. I took a piccy of the used wipes ......
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even though the rail heads looked clean to start with, it's obvious they were not!