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Striking a chord with bridges
Nine steel bridges are required for the Ordsall Chord rail project, which will link all of Manchester’s main stations for the first time. Martin Cooper …
Severfield bridge lift completed on Ordsall Chord
Weighing more than 600t, what is said to be the UK’s first asymmetric network arch bridge was successfully lifted into place last month by two of the largest …
Bridge decks completed on London Bridge Station
Cleveland Bridge has completed its work to supply and install steelwork for rail decks and concourse bridge decks as part of the major redevelopment and …
Renovated Manchester station reopens
Manchester Victoria railway station, once labelled Britain’s worst, has formally reopened following a £44M facelift. As well as maintaining Manchester …
Collaboration reaps better rail services
Adey Steel and Tata Steel’s Profiling Centre are playing a pivotal role in one of largest rail improvement schemes to be undertaken in modern times. Network …
Network Rail approves FLI’s flexi-pile cap
FLI Structures’ patented steel flexi-pile cap has now been Form 1 approved by Network Rail for use in its electrification programme. The product is an …
On track at City of London station
An eight storey office block being built above Cannon Street Station is set to usher in a new and brighter era for the busy terminus. Martin Cooper reports. …
All change at Newport station
As part of a city wide regeneration masterplan, Newport railway station is currently being redesigned to provide a striking civic building with steel playing a …
Cannon Street Station redevelopment on time
Redevelopment work is progressing on schedule at one of London’s busiest commuter stations. Nearly 7,500t of structural steelwork will be erected by Watson …
Full steam ahead for Blackfriars revamp
Bourne Special Projects is helping deliver Network Rail’s landmark redevelopment of London Blackfriars rail station by undertaking important enabling work. …
