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14/06/2023 Major repair work completed at Royal Border Bridge [Network Rail] The multi-million-pound project to make repairs to the historic Royal Border Bridge on the East Coast Main Line in Berwick-upon-Tweed has now been completed. (Permalink) Royal Border Bridge Royal Border Bridge: The iconic Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland will be repaired throughout 2022 in a major project led by Network Rail. Work on the scheme began earlier this month and will run until November 202 ... Network Rail 20/01/2022 Royal Border Bridge: High level repairs being made to the Royal Border Bridge. Network Rail engineers have risen to the challenge of working with the 170-year-old landmark so far. With over 2.5 million bricks stretching u ... Network Rail /11/2022 Royal Border Bridge: Head for heights required. Close up of section of scaffolding on the Royal Border Bridge on 27th May 2023. Duncan Ross 27/05/2023 Network Rail
23/11/2022 More repairs added for iconic Royal Border Bridge [Network Rail] Major multi-million-pound repairs to the iconic Royal Border Bridge are being extended into 2023 to make the centuries-old structure strong and reliable for future generations to enjoy. Network Rail engineers have risen to the challenge of working with the 170-year-old landmark so far. With over 2.5 million bricks stretching up to 40 metres high, the full extent of the repairs was hard to pinpoint from the ground. (Permalink) Royal Border Bridge Royal Border Bridge: High level repairs being made to the Royal Border Bridge. Network Rail engineers have risen to the challenge of working with the 170-year-old landmark so far. With over 2.5 million bricks stretching u ... Network Rail /11/2022 Royal Border Bridge: A southbound Class 60-hauled coal train on the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick in 1996. David Spaven //1996 Network Rail
11/03/2022 Councillor's call on Royal Border Bridge lighting [Northumberland Gazette] One of Berwick's county councillors has issued a fresh call for action on the upgrade of the lights that illuminate the arches on the Royal Border Bridge. (Permalink) Royal Border Bridge Royal Border Bridge: The iconic Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland will be repaired throughout 2022 in a major project led by Network Rail. Work on the scheme began earlier this month and will run until November 202 ... Network Rail 20/01/2022 Royal Border Bridge: A CrossCountry Voyager on the Royal Border Bridge on 17 February 2009. Brian Forbes 17/02/2009 Northumberland Gazette
25/02/2022 Repairs on the Royal Border Bridge [Rail Engineer] The Royal Border Bridge at Berwick-upon-Tweed is a well-loved landmark on the East Coast Main Line, located just to the south of the towns station. It is to be repaired throughout 2022 in a major Network Rail project to repair all 28 arches of the Grade I listed viaduct. (Permalink) Royal Border Bridge Royal Border Bridge: 66744 crossing the Royal Border Bridge with an engineers train from Tyne Yard to Millerhill on 25th October 2017. Alastair McLellan 25/10/2017 Royal Border Bridge: A CrossCountry service from Bath Spa to Glasgow Central crossing the over the River Tweed on 25th October 2017. Alastair McLellan 25/10/2017 Rail Engineer
20/01/2022 Major repairs to Royal Border Bridge throughout 2022 community invited to learn more [Network Rail] The iconic Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland will be repaired throughout 2022 in a major project led by Network Rail. (Permalink) Berwick-upon-Tweed Newcastle and Berwick Railway Royal Border Bridge Royal Border Bridge: The iconic Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland will be repaired throughout 2022 in a major project led by Network Rail. Work on the scheme began earlier this month and will run until November 202 ... Network Rail 20/01/2022 Royal Border Bridge: Original plans of the Royal Border Bridge, originally referred to as the Tweed Viaduct. Network Rail // Royal Border Bridge: A CrossCountry service from Bath Spa to Glasgow Central crossing the over the River Tweed on 25th October 2017. Alastair McLellan 25/10/2017 Network Rail Royal Border Bridge
29/01/2021 11 pictures charting changes on the railway between Alnmouth and Berwick as new book published [Berwick Advertiser] In 1850 the completion of the Royal Border Bridge, linking the two banks of the River Tweed at Berwick, was the final piece of the jigsaw that saw the East Coast Main Line link London with Edinburgh. (Permalink) East Coast Main Line North British Railway Royal Border Bridge Berwick Advertiser
12/03/2018 Drones trialled for the inspection of large railway structures [Network Rail] The LNE&EM route Structures asset management team is trialling the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to inspect large structures in a safer and more cost efficient way. The vehicles, commonly known as drones, are being used to get a closer look at five arch viaducts on the route, including the Grade 1 listed, 28-span Royal Border Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. (Permalink) Royal Border Bridge Liddel Viaduct: An aerial view of Riddings Viaduct on the former Langholm branch (closed 1967), taken during the evening of 12 April 2015 from a drone. See image [[42976]] Kevin McCartney 12/04/2015 Network Rail