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Concerns raised over travel disruption and the local economy as Shields Road closes for a year for £12.6m bridge upgrade.
(Permalink) Bridge replacement Shields Road  Shields Road [GPJ]: View west over the series of bridges which carry Shields Road over the railways south west of Glasgow Central. From right to left: Glasgow Central to Paisley (former Glasgow and Paisley Joint), High S ...  Shields Road [CGU]: The St Enoch platform at Shields Road shorttly after demolition. Photographed from a passing excursion train in May 1967. |
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A Sunday and Monday line closure will be trialled for the first time on Scotland's Railway as preparatory bridge works get underway on the Neilston branch line.
(Permalink) Balgray Reservoir Bridge replacement Lyoncross Junction  Lyoncross Junction: A Sunday and Monday line closure will be trialled for the first time on Scotland's Railway as preparatory bridge works get underway on the Neilston branch line.
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Network Rail is removing the bridge on Nithsdale Road as part of the Barrhead to Glasgow electrification project.
(Permalink) Barrhead Bridge replacement Electrification Nithsdale Road Strathbungo Strathbungo Junction  Strathbungo: Network Rail is removing the bridge on Nithsdale Road as part of the Barrhead to Glasgow electrification project.
Work to demolish the railway bridge on Nithsdale Road, in Glasgow's southside, will ...  Strathbungo: The 18.57 from East Kilbride to Glasgow Central, formed by 156513 and 156462, passes underneath the old Strathbungo station on 26th April 2021.
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A new £3m Metro bridge has been successfully installed in North Tyneside. The bridge, which will carry Metro services over Tanners Bank in North Shields, was carefully lowered into place using a giant crane on Wednesday night, July 20.
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The Midlands newest and longest railway bridge is now fully functional after carrying its first freight train. At 92 metres long, the steel and concrete structure becomes the longest single span railway bridge in the Midlands. It needs that clearance underneath so future tracks for Britains new zero-carbon railway can be built below for HS2 trains to access its Washwood Heath depot.
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Major progress made to electrify the railway between Manchester and Stalybridge as two bridges are raisedTranspennine Route Upgrade will help to create a cleaner, greener railway between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and ManchesterPassengers should check before they travel this Early May Bank Holiday as work continues.
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A new permanent bridge over the railway on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick, has now re-opened.
(Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick  Kilpatrick: A new permanent bridge over the railway on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick, has now re-opened.
Network Rail completed its £3.5m project on Tuesday 7 December, following the demolition and repla ...  Kilpatrick: The crane for the replacement of the A814 bridge over the line between Kilpatrick and Bowling seen on the 11th of February 2020.  Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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People in Old Kilpatrick and Bowling are counting down the days until a key stretch of road between the two villages reopens.
Earlier this year the Post revealed Network Rails plans to close the stretch of the A814 over the railway line at the west end of Old Kilpatrick from August 2 until November 26 to install a new bridge over the railway linking Clydebank and Dumbarton. The railway infrastructure company says the road will reopen on December 10 - two weeks later than planned. (Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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Impressive time-lapse video has been released showing railway bridges driving through the streets of Warrington as part of major work to improve journeys for rail passengers and freight.
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Work to demolish and replace the bridge over the railway in Old Kilpatrick will begin on Monday.
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Work to demolish and replace a railway bridge over the A814 near Dumbarton will start in a few weeks' time- closing the road for almost four months.
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A giant crane lifted two new bridges into place at Warrington Bank Quay station this Easter to make future rail journeys more reliable for passengers and freight.
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A huge civil engineering project to build two new routes underneath the busy Chiltern main line has been completed this Easter.
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Network Rail has completed the installation of a temporary bridge over the railway on the A814 Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick.
(Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick Kilpatrick: The crane for the replacement of the A814 bridge over the line between Kilpatrick and Bowling seen on the 11th of February 2020. Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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The road at the Old Kilpatrick rail bridge has now reopened - despite a previous delay.
(Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick Kilpatrick: The crane for the replacement of the A814 bridge over the line between Kilpatrick and Bowling seen on the 11th of February 2020. Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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Work being completed at the railway bridge in Old Kilpatrick has been delayed due to the recent weather.
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Work is now underway to install a temporary bridge over the railway on the A814 Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick.
(Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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The community in Old Kilpatrick is backing calls for increased public awareness on upcoming transport disruption in the village. Bus services will be stopped in the area next month while Network Rail conduct works on a rail bridge near Roman Crescent between February 2 and March 8.
(Permalink) A814 Bridge replacement Kilpatrick Kilpatrick: The A814 bridge over the Helensburgh line west of Kilpatrick station and east of Bowling. |
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