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Trio of Manchester bridges restored to Victorian glory
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Three Manchester railway bridges have been restored to their Victorian splendour after months of painstaking repair work. The Grade II-listed, 175-year-old bridges at Great Ducie Street were unveiled on October 25 after a £3.2million project to repair steelwork, remove debris and give the bridges a superb new paint finish, based on their original…
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NR devolves signalling and track projects to regions
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Network Rail’s new geographic regions are now accountable for the delivery of all capital projects within their borders, including track and signalling. Introduced on November 11, this second phase of NR’s devolution process sees more teams transfer to the regions, to NR’s new Network Services division as well to the Route Services and the chief…
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West Highland Line closed for track and bridge work
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OCTOBER 5-13 saw the West Highland Line closed for essential repairs to track and structures between Crianlarich and Fort William. During the week-long line closure, engineers worked around-the-clock to refurbish and repaint bridges near Spean Bridge and Corrour, and renew drainage systems between Tyndrum Upper and Bridge of Orchy. The well-known Auch Viaduct, on the…
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Plan to relieve Edinburgh western approaches: Transport Scotland revives project for Almond Chord
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SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has approved a £15million preliminary project to prepare for the construction of a new chord to the Dalmeny to Winchburgh Junction line, west of Edinburgh. The scheme will enable Transport Scotland and Network Rail to develop three options for the Edinburgh Waverley Western Approaches (EWWA) project, which is designed to…
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New campaign launched as alcohol-related incidents reach record levels
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Newly-released figures show a 30% increase in alcohol-related incidents on the railway in the last decade…
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Bishopsgate Tunnel track replaced
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ALMOST a mile of track has been replaced in Bishopsgate Tunnel, on the approach to London Liverpool Street, Britain’s third busiest station. The renewal of more than 1,550 metres of track, sleepers and ballast was carried out over six consecutive weekends, and was complicated by the confined space, limited ventilation, a need to maintain timetabled…
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Trimley bridleway bridge open
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A NEW step-free bridge carrying a bridleway over the Ipswich to Felixstowe branch opened to the public in early September. The bridge replaces six high-risk foot crossings, providing a safer route across the railway for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists. It has been provided as part of the £65million project to increase capacity for intermodal…
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Springs Branch goes live again
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NEW overhead line equipment has been switched on at the reactivated Springs Branch depot in Wigan. The former BR diesel depot and EWS disposal site will reopen as a new £46million depot for Northern EMUs and DMUs from December. Springs Branch has been rebuilt with new stabling and servicing facilities for 24 Northern electric and…
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Liverpool signalling upgrade next month
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LIME Street and Edge Hill stations in Liverpool will be closed on November 2-3 as Network Rail undertakes a multi-million pound signalling upgrade at Edge Hill. The work will include commissioning of new signals and the transfer of control from local signalboxes to Manchester Railway Operating Centre (ROC), as part of the £340million Liverpool City…
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Endangered crayfish rescued during Cumbria viaduct work
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WORK to reinforce a 173-year-old railway viaduct is helping to protect endangered crayfish in Cumbria. The Grade-II listed Docker Garths Viaduct, on the West Coast Main Line at Lambrigg, is currently being reinforced to repair damage from water erosion, at a cost of £750,000. Work includes the diversion of the Flodder Beck river to allow…
