The contractors have made good progress over the last two weeks, losing only a couple of days work because of bad weather. Phase One is nearly finished. All the pre-cast foundation units, for the main cafe area and kitchen are in the ground, filled and with their lids fitted.


Steelwork on site that Carillion hope to start putting up by the end of the week.

A small mobile crane is now in position at the top of the mountain that will be used in erecting the steelwork at the summit. The next phase will also focus on putting in the foundations for the service wing running alongside the platform and containing the Stationmasters Office. The pre-cast units for this section of the building are currently in the compound at Clogwyn Station.


Setting out using an EDM (Electronic Distance Measuring) instrument.

For the workmen it has meant some long days starting with catching the train up at seven in the morning and often not leaving the summit until six-thirty in the evening.


Phase 1 is virtually complete. The service wing will run eastwards (left).