Clifton Rocks Railway Restoration
August 2005
The hole in the BBC blast wall to the chamber housing the turnstiles
took 10 hours to cut!
First contact!
The chamber
The start of the turnstile removal, Dave, Tom and turnstile tied to
the wall.
Note the 45 degree angle, Maggie and James also tied to wall, belaying
Dave and Tom, Jason holding the turnstile cable which is attached to winch.
Getting closer to hole (Pete our health and safety expert watching)
Lyn removing rubble when turnstile digs in
through the hole and onto a trolley on the steps,
Mike, Pete and Mike Steadman's father to the rescue
being winched up the stairs on planks
Dave who did all the winching (winch provided courtesy of Brandon Tool Hire)
Back to where it belongs, Pete looking on
Everyone relaxes, Sue looking on
Mike Edwards took most of the turnstile photos