Journal . COOKHOUSE. vvn-r-CR. „, \, THE WORK OF THE LABOUR CORPS IN FRANCE. 81 months the work was standard gauge railway constructionfrom Gorre (2£ miles from Bethune) to La Bassee, Lille, Orchiesand St. Amand. The first five weeks of this took up to ArmisticeI >ay. The Boche, in his retreat, had very effectively destroyedthe joints of the rails (and in many cases about midway betweenthe joints), which necessitated the taking up of the old railsand the re-laying of new ones. The first portion of the workcomprised the doubling of the track from Gorre to La originally was a d
Journal . COOKHOUSE. vvn-r-CR. „, \, THE WORK OF THE LABOUR CORPS IN FRANCE. 81 months the work was standard gauge railway constructionfrom Gorre (2£ miles from Bethune) to La Bassee, Lille, Orchiesand St. Amand. The first five weeks of this took up to ArmisticeI >ay. The Boche, in his retreat, had very effectively destroyedthe joints of the rails (and in many cases about midway betweenthe joints), which necessitated the taking up of the old railsand the re-laying of new ones. The first portion of the workcomprised the doubling of the track from Gorre to La originally was a double line but one set of metals and thesleepers had been removed at some period of the war. In somecases, where the rails did not appear to be damaged too badly,fish plates were fixed to enable the old length of rail to be accident, fortunately without serious consequences, occurredin the following circumstances. On November 23rd, 1918,the works train had conveyed the parties to their respectiv
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