Passengers are being reminded that the reconstruction of a Sheffield bridge deck will affect some journeys in the area this weekend (7-8 November).<\/p>\n
The life-expired steel structure, which carries the railway over the River Sheaf at Beauchief, needs to be replaced for the continued safe running of the railway. The core work will see the new 73-tonne bridge deck lifted into place by crane. Sixty metres of rail will also be renewed, held in place with 86 tonnes of ballast and 90 new sleepers.<\/p>\n
The bridge lift will mean the following changes to services this weekend:<\/p>\n
CrossCountry<\/strong><\/p>\n East Midlands Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n Northern<\/strong><\/p>\n TransPennine Express<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation work in recent weeks has meant Dore & Totley station\u2019s car park being used as a project compound. Alternative parking is available at Abbeydale Badminton Club (to the rear of Abbeydale Sports Club) and accessible drop-off and pick-up points have been provided at Ladies Spring Grove. Both station platforms have remained open but will not be accessible this weekend.<\/p>\n The bridge deck lift had to be postponed in March to protect passenger services after the delivery of a specialist wagon needed to complete the project was delayed.<\/p>\n Tom Grainger, Network Rail lead portfolio manager, said: \u201cReplacing this life-expired bridge will help continue the safe and reliable operation of the railway for decades to come. We appreciate that this is the second time we\u2019ve asked people to adjust their travel plans and parking arrangements, and we\u2019re very sorry for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to passengers, residents and businesses for their continued patience. We\u2019re working closely with train operators to minimise disruption and encourage anyone planning to travel over the weekend of 7-8 November to check their journey with their operator or National Rail before setting off.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the train operating companies commented: \u201cWe\u2019re working closely with Network Rail to keep passengers moving while this essential upgrade takes place in Sheffield.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile some services will be amended over the weekend of 7-8 November, we’re putting alternative travel arrangements in place and doing everything possible to minimise disruption for our customers. We encourage passengers to plan ahead, check their journeys before travelling and allow extra time where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n The project is set to be completed and Dore & Totley station car park fully restored by early December.<\/p>\n Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Passengers are being reminded that the reconstruction of a Sheffield bridge deck will affect some journeys in the area this weekend (7-8 November). The life-expired steel structure, which carries the railway over the River Sheaf at Beauchief, needs to be replaced for the continued safe running of the railway. The core work will see the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16017,343,47,16031,16016,913,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-590036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-infrastructure","category-rail-news","category-structures","category-train-operating-companies","category-travel","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
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