LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
Broom Junction Station: mrbj158a
Close up of image 'mrbj158' which shows a gang of
platelayers at work. The platelayers hut was used to store the heavier tools
and spares required to maintain the track. There must have been a number of
major issues to action as normally the line was under the care of one man. The
platelayer would walk a specific section of line and would carry with him a
long spanner to tighten the bolts of fishplates (the plate that joins rails
together), a hammer to tighten the wooden chocks that hold the rail within the
chairs and spikes to secure to secure the chair to the railway sleeper.
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