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A57 Hyde Road Widening Works to Ease Congestion
The A57 Hyde Road forms part of the main arterial route network into Manchester City Centre. The trunk road is a link between the junctions of the M60 and M67 motorways at the east end, and the Ardwick Green South (A6) at the west end. For the majority of its… ∞
South Wales Re-Signalling Programme
State-of-the art signalling technology is being installed in South Wales to allow more trains to run along the track and so increase passenger capacity, particularly at peak times. The works have included re-signalling the line in the area east of Port Talbot East, from Llantrisant to Baglan, the Newport area… ∞
New Culvert Reinstates RA Rating for the Welshpool to Aberystwyth Line
As part of the Wales Package 7 contract, a number of structures along the Welshpool to Aberystwyth line did not have the Rail Availability (RA) rating for the line. In order to achieve the RA rating for the Greenhouse Underbridge it was agreed that the superstructure to the bridge would… ∞
Stockley Airport Junction – New Relief Lines to Heathrow
For the past 18months the Crossrail West, Stockley Airport Junction project has provided a constant source of opportunities for PaSCoE to prove our ability to develop strong working relationship as well as demonstrate our unique, adaptive and client focused approach to temporary works design. Due to increased demand on rail… ∞
High Wycombe Rail Station – Works start on £4 million upgrade
Improvement works have started at Chiltern Railways’ third busiest station, High Wycombe, as part of a £4 million Network Rail project which will see the lengthening of the northbound platforms and the construction of a footbridge. Network Rail and Chiltern Railways are undertaking the project to provide long term additional… ∞
Crossrail – Stockley Airport Junction
Crossrail is amongst the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK – from improving journey times across London, to easing congestion and offering better connections. Crossrail will deliver a high frequency, high capacity service to 40 stations linking Reading and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey… ∞
Eltham Embankment Stabilisation
Evidence of both deep seated and shallow instability had been reported on the Down slope of the Eltham embankment located approximately 300m to the west of Eltham Station between Eltham and Kidbrooke stations at ELR: BEX 8m 61.5ch to 8m 70ch. Remedial works in the form of soil nailing, track… ∞
Thameslink Tight Squeeze
The £6bn Thameslink Programme has now entered its second phase of project delivery. This monumental scheme, driven forward by the rapidly expanding demand for rail services is focused on transforming the Thameslink transport artery into a more accessible link through the heart of London The upgrade and expansion of the… ∞
Hednesford Signal Box Relocation
As historic signal boxes up and down the country are destroyed the unique 38-lever signal box at Hednesford Station has been relocated to Hednesford Park ready for a new chapter in its life. It is due to open to the public later this year after being restored to its former… ∞
Thompson Street Services Bridge
Thompson Street in Darlington crosses over the East Coast main line. The existing plate girder bridge had a timber deck with limited capacity and was to be replaced. On investigation it was found that the bridge carried a 400mm diameter water main supplying Darlington, and this and other auxiliary services… ∞
Stubbin Lane & Willowbank
As part of upgrading works on the East Coast Mainline, a new parapet was to be installed on Stubbin Lane bridge and a complete deck replacement at Willowbank bridge on the Elsecar to Wombwell line. On both bridges heavy craneage was required to lift in the bridge beams and the… ∞