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Title: Botley Road Rail Bridge works: brick arch discovery Post by: Mark A on August 03, 2023, 13:53:55 An issue that emerged in the first half of July. Not a lot of detail available at first.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-66133325 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-66133325) The dip beneath the bridge was, from the early days, drained by a pump - something that's rather easier to arrange in the age of electricity. So, plenty of opportunity to discover unmapped structures beneath the surface. Mark Title: Re: Botley Road Rail Bridge works: brick arch discovery Post by: paul7575 on August 17, 2023, 19:13:32 There’s been an update to this story on the NR website today, if you scroll down there’s a drawing highlighting the unexpected extent of this brick invert structure. Not sure if it sheds much light on the way it worked though.
Paul Quote Work on the £161m Oxford station and railway upgrade had to be paused in June, after contractors unearthed an inverted brick arch under the road at Botley Road bridge. Ground investigations have since revealed the historic arch is far larger than previously known - reaching a metre deep and stretching around 100 metres - the full length between Mill Street and Frideswide Square. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-extends-working-hours-on-oxford-station-upgrade-to-compensate-for-delay-caused-by-historic-discoveries This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |