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Title: Overnight work Salisbury to Andover - Nov 2013 to Jan 2014 Post by: bobm on November 20, 2013, 17:08:31 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25014099)
Quote (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71222000/jpg/_71222028_71222023.jpg) The machine can cover half a mile each night Railway passengers travelling between Salisbury and Andover are being warned of disruption on evening and late night services as the track is being relaid. Work started overnight and is expected to last until the end of January. Network Rail said the alternative to the overnight work would be almost a year of weekend closures. Ben Brooks from Network Rail said: "We need to renew our assets... and this is the most efficient way to get out and do it." The work is being carried out by a train which replaces the sleepers and rails, covering up to half a mile each night. Passengers intending to travel after 19:50 GMT should contact National Rail Enquiries for further information on whether their service is affected. Title: Re: Overnight work Salisbury to Andover - Nov 2013 to Jan 2014 Post by: paul7575 on November 20, 2013, 17:24:43 This started a few weeks ago, I believe, certainly SWT's engineering work sheets have been including it for the last few weeks anyway. The down line is open in the evening in this phase, and they'll switch tracks later. Through trains are using the standard diversion and run via Southampton...
Paul Title: Re: Overnight work Salisbury to Andover - Nov 2013 to Jan 2014 Post by: stuving on November 20, 2013, 17:28:12 The train was featured on South Today at lunchtime, with Paul Clifton, and the piece will presumably be run again tonight. Not that you can see a lot as it was of course filmed at night.
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