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Dumfries station footbridge will permanently close after the last train through the station on Friday night (December 15).
(Permalink) Dumfries Footbridge  Dumfries: Looking north from the overbridge at Dumfries Station on 14th June 2022.
 Dumfries: Dumfries, northern end of station showing proposed bridge.
Dumfries residents were given a first look at the plans during a community event in the town earlier this month, where it was revealed th ...  Dumfries: A Carlisle to Glasgow service pulls out of the well-kept Dumfries station on 25 June 2019. A more or less hourly service is provided to and from Carlisle with alternate trains terminating on this plat ... |
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Perth and Kinross Council officers have recommended councillors approve the Network Rail plans at a meeting this week much to the concern of locals and tourists who feel their views have not been heard.
(Permalink) Accessibility Footbridge Network Rail Perth and Kinross Council Pitlochry |
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Network Rail wants to replace the A-listed bridge at Pitlochry railway station with a wheelchair-accessible crossing
(Permalink) Accessibility Footbridge Pitlochry  Pitlochry: Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent for a new bridge to make Pitlochry station fully accessible for passengers.
The proposal for a footbridge with lifts within th ...  Pitlochry: A southbound Scotrail HST calls at Pitlochry on 16th April 2019
 Pitlochry: Platform scene at Pitlochry on 25 February, with traditional lanterns completing the improvements to the footbridge. |
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Scotland's Railway and friends from the community gathered on Friday (December 1) to celebrate the official opening of Port Glasgow stations £5m footbridge and lifts.
(Permalink) Accessible Footbridge Lifts Port Glasgow |
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Emily Price Transport for Wales has been blasted over a series of planning blunders which have prevented a newly revamped railway station from reopening for over six months. Earlier this year, TfW lodged an application with Merthyr Tydfil Council to add a bridge, ramp and new platforms to Quakers Yard Station to upgrade it as []
(Permalink) Doubling Footbridge Quakers Yard  Quakers Yard: The trees surrounding the former Low Level station have all grown up in the 30 years since I first visited this station. So many houses have been built on the site of the old High Level station that t ... |
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The process to decide which stations were to benefit from funding to improve access was supposed to have been concluded by the end of March this year.
(Permalink) Accessibility Footbridge Insch  Insch: A quiet moment at Insch on 16 October 2012 in a view west under the footbridge and across the level crossing on the double track section to Kennethmont.  Insch: A view of the level crossing, signal box and former water tank (with totem) at Insch from the 'Inverness' end of the station. This is perhaps the best example of a close to intact smaller GNoSR statio ... |
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Network Rail has installed the footbridge at Cameron Bridge station as part of the new £116m Levenmouth Rail Link development.
(Permalink) Cameron Bridge Footbridge  Cameron Bridge: Network Rail has installed the footbridge at Cameron Bridge station as part of the new £116m Levenmouth Rail Link development.
Eleven sections making up the main framework of the steel bridge ... |
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Disability campaigners have hailed the approval of a new accessible bridge for Nairn train station.
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A busy Glasgow road is set to be affected due to ongoing railway improvements.
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Network Rail has been given permission to replace the old footbridges at Nairn and Kingussie stations - but there are conditions.
(Permalink) Footbridge Kingussie Nairn  Kingussie: The signal box and level crossing at the north end of Kingussie station on 16 June 2009. Kingussie High School stands in the background. |
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Network Rail will open a new railway footbridge at Strathbungo in Glasgow's southside tomorrow (Friday, 18 August).
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The proposal from Network Rail would see the old 'decorative' cast-iron bridge removed
(Permalink) Accessibility Footbridge Nairn |
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Network Rail is seeking planning permission to build a footbridge over both the railway and the heritage railway along the Mountfleurie to Kirkland Path.
(Permalink) Footbridge Levenmouth Line Mountfleurie Level Crossing  Mountfleurie Crossing: DRS 66122 stops at Mountfleurie crossing with sleepers being deposited for the Up line. |
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Network Rail plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Anniesland station by installing a new lift system.
(Permalink) Accessibility Anniesland Footbridge Lifts  Anniesland: 318264 departs from Anniesland on 7th September 2019 with a service to Dalmuir.  Anniesland: Network Rail plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Anniesland station by installing a new lift system.
Lifts will be installed at street level on either side of the railway bridge on Gre ...  Anniesland: Although superseded when Scottish Regions were abolished in 1996 the
now rather dated-looking lettering of the early 1980s Strathclyde
Transport logo on Strathclyde 'Red' can still be seen on quit ... |
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Port Glasgow Railway Station will be shut overnight this weekend as work to install a new footbridge is carried out.
(Permalink) Footbridge Lifts Port Glasgow  Port Glasgow: An aerial view of Port Glasgow station seen from the east showing the traditional footbridge, canopied station buildings and car park with ramps.  Port Glasgow: Work on a £5m project to improve accessibility at Port Glasgow station in Inverclyde is set to commence next month. [Featuring a Class 170 interestingly ...] |
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Network Rail has submitted a further application to make Kingussie station fully accessible for passengers. [The bridge will be to the west of the building, unlike the present bridge which is to the east and will be removed. -RS]
(Permalink) Footbridge Kingussie Lifts Kingussie: The signal box and level crossing at the north end of Kingussie station on 16 June 2009. Kingussie High School stands in the background. |
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A key pedestrian and cycle route between Salford and Manchester has opened underneath the iconic Ordsall Chord railway bridge.
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Safety assurances have been made by Network Rail after a survey of its Dalgety Bay footbridge.
(Permalink) Dalgety Bay Footbridge  Dalgety Bay: A very tatty VTEC-liveried 43290 brings up the rear of the NMT on a Derby - Edinburgh - Aberdeen- Slateford trip on 25 April 2023.
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Network Rail wants to install pedestrian crossing which will end just few yards from doorstep of Station Master's House
(Permalink) Footbridge Kingussie Lifts Stationmaster's House  Kingussie: DRS liveried 66434, going south with a short container train, waits at Kingussie on 26 October 2009 for a northbound passenger train to clear the single line section from Dalwhinnie. Kingussie: The signal box and level crossing at the north end of Kingussie station on 16 June 2009. Kingussie High School stands in the background. |
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Plans to install a new footbridge with lifts at the station in Nairn have been submitted by a railway infrastructure operator.
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Vandals have set fire to a footbridge over the railway line in the West End of Dundee. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon with the fire causing. [Article requires subscription. -RS]
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Croy station's new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts are now open for passengers.
(Permalink) Accessibility Croy Footbridge  Croy: The new Access for All footbridge, and associated lifts, nearing completion at Croy in July 2022.
 Croy: Croy station's new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts are now open for passengers.
Following a £3.1m investment, access to the North Lanarkshire station has been transformed with a new footb ...  Croy: 'Stand back - fast train approaching.' Non stop HST running throgh Croy on its way to Glasgow Queen Street High Level on 16th April 2019. |
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Johnstone stations new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts are now open for passengers.
(Permalink) Accessibility Footbridge Johnstone  Johnstone: Royal locomotive 67006 Royal Sovereign on not-so-Royal duties passing through Johnstone on 31st May 2012 with train load of tanks heading for Dalry. |
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At Kirknewton the only way to cross the line is via the neighbouring dangerous level crossing, and councillors say the station is getting busier as more use the commuter services.
(Permalink) Footbridge Kirknewton  Kirknewton: Virgin Pendolino 390115 races through Kirknewton on 26 May 2015 on the 08:43 service from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley.  Kirknewton: The busy level crossing at Kirknewton on 26 April 2018, looking north west along the B7031. The 1426 ex-Waverley has just restarted its journey to Glasgow Central. |
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A civic society is objecting to the removal of a 'unique' Victorian timber canopy over a railway footbridge in East Yorkshire.
(Permalink) Beverley Footbridge  Beverley: The impressive station building at Beverley seen from the south in September 2008.  Beverley: A DMU calls at Beverley in July 1986. Looking north towards Scarborough from the level crossing.  Beverley: A Northern Rail Bridlington - Hull - Sheffield train about to leave Beverley station on 1 October 2008. View north from the level crossing. |
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Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20m Reston station development. The work was carried out by contractor Bam Nuttall, during an extended closure of the line with teams working around the clock during a 54-hour window, to allow the bridge sections to be craned in safely over the weekend (September 25-26).
(Permalink) Footbridge New station Reston  Reston: Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20m Reston station development.
The work was carried out by contractor Bam Nuttall, during an extended clos ... |
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Passengers can now enjoy a completely restored Grade II listed railway footbridge at Lancaster station.
(Permalink) Footbridge Lancaster Restoration  Lancaster: Platform level view of the restored footbridge at Lancaster station. |
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Work is now complete on a major revamp of Nuneaton stations passenger footbridge to platforms and historic station clock.
(Permalink) Footbridge Nuneaton Station Clock |
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Due to the 'bridge's poor condition and low usage', it was argued demolition was the only way to go.
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A new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across Britain will be unveiled by Network Rail at Rail Live today (June 16). The innovative circular bridge is set to revolutionise the way Network Rail builds footbridges over the tracks. Made from lightweight material, the environmentally friendly bridge can be installed in a matter of days, and its modern, modular design means it can be adapted to different locations. It also features built-in monitoring to assess usage and maintenance needs.
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The National Composites Centre (NCC) has partnered with Network Rail to investigate, design and build a composite footbridge.
The new partnership sees Network Rail join the NCC as a Tier One Member - the first rail infrastructure company to do so - which gives Network Rail access to use the world-leading expertise facilities and capabilities at the NCC. The concept footbridge, conceived and ... (Permalink) Footbridge National Composites Centre Network Rail |
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