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A Victorian railway bridge in Cumbrias Eden Valley, which was filled in during 2021 following claims it was weak, is set to reopen without a weight restriction or any form of strengthening being needed.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Bridge infilling remediation Cultural vandalism Great Musgrave |
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National Highways (NH) prompted an outcry in 2021 by hiring workmen to infill the single-arch structure in Great Musgrave, Cumbria, after claiming it was unstable.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Bridge infilling remediation Cultural Vandalism Great Musgrave National Highways |
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Planning permission has been granted to build three houses on a derelict railway line in Biggar - despite previous concerns about restricting public transport opportunities. [See also news item of 28th January. -RS]
(Permalink) Biggar Broughton Cultural vandalism Green Peebles Public Transport Symington  Biggar: The remains of the station and remarkably well-preserved signalbox at Biggar. Seen here in June 2012, now standing within a contractor's yard. See image [[6449]] |
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Councillors approved the plans today after the application was deferred in November.
(Permalink) Biggar Broughton Cultural vandalism Green Peebles Public Transport Symington  Biggar: The former station at Biggar, South Lanarkshire, looking east towards Broughton on a rainy day in October 1971.  Biggar: 42737 at Biggar with Scottish Rambler No 3 at Biggar on 29 March 1964. See image [[39040]] Biggar: The remains of the station and remarkably well-preserved signalbox at Biggar. Seen here in June 2012, now standing within a contractor's yard. See image [[6449]] |
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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council has informed National Highways that it must apply for retrospective planning permission to retain the concrete infill at Congham bridge, close to King's Lynn.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Cultural Vandalism Grimston Road King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council National Highways |
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Time is fast running out for hopes of saving Ayr's crumbling Station Hotel after councillors set the clock ticking on the buildings demolition. Councillors agreed unanimously to demolish the southern section of the dilapidated building in the event that the owner does not step in to make it safe.
(Permalink) Ayr Station Hotel Cultural Vandalism Demolition  Ayr: 156495, on the 15.05 Sunday service to Stranraer, at Ayr on 27th September 2020.
 Ayr: As of 4th October the Station Hotel at Ayr has been wrapped in a sort of clingfilm, behind which there is a web of scaffolding. No more reliable information on what is happening but the Ayrshire Post ...  Ayr: Work is about to begin on a new staff accommodation block at Ayr station in the first phase of a programme that will unlock significant improvements for passengers and the operation of the station. |
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Councillors will be asked to approve a proposal to demolish much of Ayr's iconic Station Hotel this week.
(Permalink) Ayr Station Hotel Cultural vandalism  Ayr Station Hotel: The <I>gift-wrap</I> on the hotel building adjacent to Ayr station has recently been damaged.
 Ayr Station Hotel: The clingwrap on the Station Hotel is apparently not totally effective and the Hanging Gardens are coming back. 22nd August 2021.
 Ayr: Most unusual - a Class 156 'parked' in Platform 2 at Ayr on 10th July 2020. Unfortunately, no progress on the Station Hotel was apparent on this visit. |
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National Highways (NH) prompted an outcry last year by hiring workmen to infill the single-arch structure in Great Musgrave, Cumbria, after claiming it was unstable.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Cultural Vandalism Great Musgrave Highways England |
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The plans were rejected earlier this year by Renfrewshire Council. A councillor insists the Scottish Government's decision to allow 39 new homes to be built in a Renfrewshire village 'flies in the face of democracy'. Renfrewshire Council refused planning permission for the development on a plot of land at Yard A, Station Road in Bridge of Weir.
(Permalink) Bridge of Weir Bridge of Weir Railway Cultural vandalism Green Green issues Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Kilmacolm  Bridge of Weir [2nd]: Looking to Elderslie. The main station building was to the left. The bricked-up entry for a footbridge can be seen on right.  Bridge of Weir [2nd]: The Jones Goods taking on water at Bridge of Weir on 17 April 1965 with the SLS/BLS Scottish Rambler No 4.  Bridge of Weir [2nd]: Arriving at Bridge of Weir. 2.6.4T 42190 on Glasgow (St Enoch) - Greenock (Princes Pier) train. |
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A campaign by rail heritage groups and members of the public to remove the tonnes of concrete which were poured underneath a historic railway bridge has proved successful.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Cultural Vandalism Eden District Council Great Musgrave National Highways |
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Speaking at NCE's Future of Bridge's conference, University of Sheffield Integrated Civil and Infratructure Research Centre director Matthew Gilbert highlighted National Highways' approach to bridge infilling as 'inappropriate'.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Cultural Vandalism Future of Bridges Integrated Civil and Infratructure Research Centre National Highways University of Sheffield |
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Representatives of Eng Huat Ung say the absentee boss is now ready to find a solution to the long-running saga.
(Permalink) Ayr Ayr Station Hotel Cultural vandalism Ayr Station Hotel: The clingwrap on the Station Hotel is apparently not totally effective and the Hanging Gardens are coming back. 22nd August 2021.
 Ayr Station Hotel: The Ayr station hotel saga continues. The latest in December 2018 - a scaffolding framework is being erected over the roof. This is a close up image of this new construction.  Ayr Station Hotel: Barriers and scaffolding around Ayr's Station Hotel in January 2016. Built by the GSWR in 1866, the grade 2 listed building, which forms an integral part of Ayr station, closed in 2013, since when it ... |
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A railway heritage group has been raising their concerns over plans that could block a route.
(Permalink) Bridge infill Cultural Vandalism Eden Valley Railway Great Musgrave Historical Railways Estate National Highways Stainmore Railway |
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A government-ordered review carried out by Sustrans concludes that two-thirds of the 75 structures earmarked for demolition or infilling could be useful.
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism National Highways Sustrans |
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Campaigners are urging a minister to commission independent ecology audits for the areas around some 75 redundant railway tunnels and bridges
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism Ecology National Highways |
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If the plan goes ahead, it could see old railway bridges in Norfolk being demolished or filled in with concrete.
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism National Highways Norfolk |
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Campaigners say National Highways preparing sites for filling in or demolition despite ministers ordering pause.
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism National Highways |
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Campaigners have accused National Highways of using 'smoke and mirrors' to hide the true extent of its plans to infill or demolish potentially hundreds of historic railway structures. It emerged in January that the state-owned roads company was intending to put 134 bridges and tunnels beyond use, about one-third of which could be re-purposed.
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism Highways England National Highways |
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Victorian railway bridges which were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as 'cultural vandalism' will be repurposed as part of a new scheme to encourage walking and cycling, the transport secretary has announced. The government is halting the demolition of historic railway lines in the hope that they can be remodelled as routes which encourage greener means of travel.
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The Queensbury Tunnel is threatened by the same 'cultural vandals' at Highways England who have filled historic railway bridges with concrete.
(Permalink) Cultural Vandalism Highways England Queensbury Tunnel |
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Campaigners have called on Dumfries & Galloway Council to take urgent action after a 'perverse decision' by planners has threatened to make the proposed reopening of a Scottish railway more difficult and costly.
In April last year, Highways England told the local authority of its intention to infill a disused bridge at Lochanhead, which spans the former Dumfries-Stranraer line. (Permalink) Cultural vandalism Dumfries and Galloway Council Highways England Lochanhead Planning |
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Speakers in a parliamentary debate have condemned the filling in of historic railway bridges by Highways England and accused the company of using a 'backdoor process' to avoid consulting widely.
(Permalink) Cultural vandalism Highways England |
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The infilling of a railway bridge in north Cumbria with concrete as stirred discontent among heritage groups.
(Permalink) Bridge infilling Cultural vandalism Eden Valley Railway Great Musgrave Highways England Stainmore Railway |
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The picturesque railway bridges on this page are at risk of being filled in with thousands of tons of unsightly concrete or demolished amid health and safety concerns from road bosses.
(Permalink) Alnwick Bridge infilling Bridge infilling Chilcompton Cultural vandalism Great Musgrave Greeps Bridge Highways England Kirtlebridge Newbury Pugeston |
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The Historical Railways Estate comprises about 3,200 bridges, tunnels and viaducts on disused railways throughout the UK. With the abolition of the residuary British Railways Board in 2013, the maintenance responsibility for this estate passed to Highways England (HE), who are a Government-owned, arms-length company monitored by the ORR.
(Permalink) Cultural vandalism Highways England |
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The structures are part of the Historical Railways Estate managed by Highways England on behalf of the DfT and comprises 3,800 bridges, tunnels and
(Permalink) Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Cultural vandalism Dubton Highways England Keswick Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Lochanhead Neilston Port Road Queensbury Tunnel Stainmore Staward Uplawmoor |
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Highways England plans to infill or demolish around 130 disused railways structures over the next five years, many of which are earmarked for reuse as part of reopened railways, heritage line extensions or greenways for active travel. The state-owned roads company manages the Historical Railways Estate of 3,200 bridges, viaducts and tunnels on behalf of the Department for Transport.
(Permalink) Bridge demolition Bridge infilling Bridges Cultural vandalism Highways England |
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Hundreds of potentially useful disused railway structures are threatened with demolition or infilling by Highways England under plans described by one campaigner as finishing off what Dr Beeching started. The government-owned company is responsible for managing the Department for Transports Historical Railways Estate (HRE) - a collection of around 3,200 bridges, tunnels and viaducts - some of which carry or span routes earmarked for walking and cycling, or for reopened railways and extensions to heritage lines. Blocking or severing the alignments would make reuse more difficult and expensive, possibly preventing the proposals from coming to fruition.
(Permalink) At risk Beeching Cultural vandalism Highways England |
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