Topic: Bridge

HS2 preparations in West Midlands speedily spans motorway

Contractors working for HS2 have removed a 4,000-tonne bridge over the M42 motorway. The work is to make way for the construction of the new high-speed line across the motorway near the Interchange Station construction...Read more

19-02-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Snowy picture of the Ravenscraig bridge structure

Scottish engineers saluted for Ravenscraig bridge project

Scotland’s Railway, the alliance between the publicly sector management and the infrastructure agency Network Rail have successfully installed a new 5,000-tonne bridge on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire. The...Read more

14-04-2023|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Engineers in orange suits in front of huge prefabricated concrete bridge

Scotland’s Railway bridge installation is among the biggest in Europe

Engineers in Scotland have begun an intense ten-day programme to install a 5,000-tonne bridge on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire. The site is near Motherwell on the section of...Read more

04-04-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Crowd of people on experimental footbridge over rail tracks in England

Low-carbon high-tech bridge crosses the tracks

An innovative ‘first-of-its-kind’ railway footbridge has opened to the public in a rural part of England. The light-weight and low-maintenance structure replaces a dangerous level crossing. Engineers and residents have both welcomed the ground breaking...Read more

03-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton