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Footbridge repaired and refurbished at Elmers End

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Elmers End station footbridge, which links Platforms 2 and 3, has been refurbished at a cost of £600,000. Extensive...
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Railway reopens after two Cheshire bridges are replaced

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The Middlewich branch line in Cheshire has reopened following a £4.5 million project to reepl;ace two bridges. The railway...
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Moving a signal box overnight

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A disused signal box in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, has been moved to a new location just 100 metres from its original location, so...
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New platform roofs for St Denys

General Interest
Work has begun at St Denys station in Southampton to refurbish the platform canopies which, due to the age and condition of...
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Darlington bridges restored as historic archive images released

General Interest
Two historic railway bridges on Yarm Road in Darlington have been restored by Network Rail as part...
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Innovative ‘Wavewalker’ to help build Dawlish sea wall

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Work has started on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, to protect the railway and town...
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Network Rail starts bridge replacement works at Postwick

General Interest
Network Rail will begin work to replace a railway bridge in Postwick, Norfolk, on Monday 16 November.  The bridge...
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First phase of work on Barmouth Viaduct completed

General Interest
The first stage of a £25 million upgrade to the Barmouth Viaduct in Wales has been successfully completed. The...
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New joints for A1 bridge over ECML

General Interest
A busy North East bridge that carries the A1 over the East Coast main line will undergo vital maintenance work in November...
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Portsmouth landmark viaduct to be refurbished during January

General Interest
One of Portsmouth’s most prominent Victorian railway structures is to get some vital engineering attention in January 2021. Built...
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Modular passenger lifts for temporary access

Company News
Across the country, simple footbridges at stations, which cross the tracks from one platform to another, are being replaced as part of...
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What the eye cannot see

Infrastructure
Some things make my brain hurt: Channel Four’s Naked Attraction, all Apple products, the cost of HS2. But, most recently, I’ve found...
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The day the railway became a canal

Infrastructure
Canals were a real problem for the early railway builders, as is illustrated by the steep gradients on the approaches to Euston...
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Digitally enabled modular bridges

Infrastructure
Build, build, build! – heartening words for construction. Better, greener, faster – the imperatives for the industry. But what remains unspoken is...
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Bristol bridge to be replaced

General Interest
The railway bridge over Gipsy Patch Lane in Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire, near to Patchway station, is to be replaced between Sunday...
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Weekend work at Whaley Bridge will close railway in November

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Essential upgrade work to two railway bridges in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, will affect local rail journeys next month. The...
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