📋 Tender Overview
Trains Are Now Running Again Between Kew Bridge And Barnes Following The Completion Of Essential Strengthening Work On Barnes Bridge. During The Closure, The Middle Girders, Which Support Smaller Beams On The Bridge, Were Removed And Replaced. These Girders Support The Tracks And Trains Above, Acting As The Backbone Of Each Span. Engineers Also Replaced The Wheel Timbers On The Line Heading Away From London. Wheel Timbers Are Long Blocks That Support The Tracks Across A Bridge And The New Ones Are Made From Fibre-Reinforced Foamed Urethane , A Recycled Material Will Last For 50 Years. Speaking On Behalf Of Network Rail And South Western Railway, Peter Williams, Customer And Commercial Director At South Western Railway, Said: WeRe Grateful To Our Customers For Their Patience Whilst These Important Works To Strengthen Barnes Bridge Have Been Completed. These Works Will Allow Trains To Continue To Run Safely Over The Bridge For Many Years To Come. Engineers Are Also Refurbishing And Strengthening The Passenger Footbridge At Chiswick Station, Including Installation Of New Steel Work, Water-Jetting And Repainting And The Removal Of Temporary Scaffolding. To Ensure These Works Are Completed Efficiently, The Footbridge Will Remain Closed Until 15 September. A Footpath Diversion Is In Place, Requiring Residents To Use Grove Park Bridge To Safely Cross The Railway. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Tom Moore Communications Manager Network Rail 07354531500 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
