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« Reply #45 on: August 31, 2009, 19:20:13 » |
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God help you if Network Rail are building a new footbridge.
It took OVER A YEAR for the Kidderminster footbridge and lifts to be built.
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« Reply #46 on: September 01, 2009, 13:02:55 » |
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its not happening but there was talk of the old bay platform coming back for exeter- ax services
Yes, confirmed will not happen in the new RUS▸ published today. Required too many additional layout changes between Exeter and Axminster OR an additional bay platform at Exeter. Paul |
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« Reply #47 on: September 01, 2009, 13:10:09 » |
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God help you if Network Rail are building a new footbridge.
It took OVER A YEAR for the Kidderminster footbridge and lifts to be built.
You can't tar all contractors with the same brush though. Fratton and Fareham took about 6 months. Looking at the progress at Axminster I reckon it'll be ready on time barring any unexpected crises. They also have an advantage in working outside the 'live' platform area, and the bridge itself will probably be craned straight in once assembled in the work area. The lifts themselves seem a standard design, and the lift firm seem to be pretty quick with their stuff from what I've seen... Paul |
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« Reply #48 on: September 01, 2009, 15:58:28 » |
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God help you if Network Rail are building a new footbridge.
It took OVER A YEAR for the Kidderminster footbridge and lifts to be built.
The new St Austell bridge seems to be going very slowly as well... |
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« Reply #49 on: September 01, 2009, 19:24:39 » |
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Bridge building requires quite a few possessions to crane the bits in place, depending on the planned T3 and other works sometimes these seem to take a long time but are actually on program
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #50 on: September 07, 2009, 20:54:32 » |
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To be fair, much of the delay was due to EU» rules and red tape (i.e. not needed).
The other delay was the fitting of the wrong glass to the bridge which meant that drivers were dazzled by the sun at certain times!
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« Reply #51 on: September 07, 2009, 21:35:34 » |
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God help you if Network Rail are building a new footbridge.
It took OVER A YEAR for the Kidderminster footbridge and lifts to be built.
The new St Austell bridge seems to be going very slowly as well... That's because the money ran out, might happen next year.. maybe |
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8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
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« Reply #52 on: September 27, 2009, 18:30:23 » |
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« Last Edit: September 27, 2009, 18:36:58 by signalandtelegraph »
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« Reply #53 on: September 27, 2009, 21:12:46 » |
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you beat me to these shots i been away saturday and busy today but it looks great doesnt it thankyou for sharing
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« Reply #54 on: October 01, 2009, 16:36:33 » |
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« Reply #55 on: October 16, 2009, 21:24:06 » |
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Unfortunately they have had to demolish part of the new platform as when the track went in the edge was 320mm too close!  Hope this doesn't delay things too much. |
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« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2009, 19:18:44 » |
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The footbridge and new platform are both in place now. I don't have any pictures but it looks like everything will be in place on time. Hopefully.
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« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2009, 21:50:14 » |
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The bridge itself has been up for a few weeks, but neither of the stair sections had been fitted when I was there last Monday. Likewise the platform edging slabs were 99% complete, did you notice if they had started surfacing the platforms at all yet?
The blokes on site also mentioned that the tamper, which was sitting next to the down end of the up platform, was knackered - did it look as if they have got any further with the track finishing work? I think one of the more involved jobs still to do on the track was to cut and slew the existing track about a mile north of the station, the newly laid track switches from the up to the down side there, IYSWIM...
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« Reply #58 on: December 04, 2009, 11:45:16 » |
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Anyone know who is doing the signalling install?
Just fishing for some work due to redundancy
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« Reply #59 on: December 04, 2009, 16:35:54 » |
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Isn't it all finished by this weekend?
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