I created a loading dock beside the goods shed at what is now Culdaff station in 2011. It was made from repair cement, mixed with some exterior PVA adhesive and poured into a mould made from hardboard. It survived well for a few years, but the winter frosts this year have broken the structure up. So much for my concreting skills. For a month or so, I allowed the dock to collapse naturally as it was breaking up on the side away from the track. It then, however, started to fall towards the track, creating a collision hazard, so it had to go. It was removed very easily, the central layer of the dock remained in one piece, as this had been reinforced with grit in the mixture, but the top layer was free of grit as I wanted a smooth surface, and this just crumbled at the touch. I have no plans to replace it, as a further extension, and relocation of the goods yard, is planned in a couple of years time.
 The crumbling dock. |  The dock is gone. |
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