📋 Tender Overview
Major Improvements To An Historic Railway Viaduct In The Peak District Are Complete Securing Its Future For Freight Trains Serving Four Major Quarries In Derbyshire. Between 29 August And 7 September Teams From Network Rail And Its Contractor Amcogiffen Strengthened A 160-Year-Old 15-Arch Structure On The Great Rocks Freight Line Near Chapel-En-Le-Frith. ItS One Of Two Iconic Structures Which Converge High Above The Hamlet Of Chapel Milton And Is One Of The RegionS Most Photographed Railway Viaducts. The Twin Structures Are Also A Mainstay Of The Success Of The CountryS Freight Network, Allowing Trains To Transport Stone, Cement And Limestone From Four Major Quarries To Destinations Across Great Britain. These Goods Are Essential For The Construction Sector, Which Uses The Materials To Build Homes, Roads And Railway Upgrades Such As Hs2. Since May The Ps7.5M Investment Has Seen: On Average 25,000 Tonnes Of Material Is Carried Over The Viaduct Daily. Today (Monday 15 September) Network Rail Has Released Drone Footage And Shots From Track Level Showing The Scale Of The Work. Emma Thistlethwaite, Network Rail Project Manager, Said: ItS Been Hugely Rewarding To Breathe New Life Into This Fantastic Victorian Structure And Secure Its Future For Freight Services For Decades To Come. Nestled In This Picturesque Valley We Know How Much People Love These Viaducts And ID Like To Thank Local People For Their Patience And Understanding While WeVe Been On Site, Especially To Those WhoVe Been Impacted By Traffic Management And Any Noise Relating To Our Work Over The Last Few Months. Max Lloyd, Amcogiffen Framework Director, Said: Completing Such A Complex Programme In Just Nine Days At Chapel Milton Viaduct Was A Real Team Effort, And WeRe Pleased It Was Delivered Safely, Collaboratively, And On Time. Working Closely With Network Rail And Our Key Supply Chain Partners, We Overcame The Challenges Of A Tightly Controlled Window To Complete Works That Will Provide Reliable Routes For Freight Operators For Years To Come. WeRe Also Proud To Have Supported The Local Community, Enhancing The Outdoor Space At Chinley Independent Chapel, Whose Members Gave Invaluable Support Throughout The Project. The Next Phase Of The Work Will See Remaining Track Foundation Stone Alignment Using A Special Machine Called A Tamper. Alongside This, The Site Compounds Will Start To Be Wound Down And Removed By October, And The Sites Used Will Be Re-Wilded As Part Of Network RailS Commitment To Not Only Restore The Land To How It Was Before But To Enhance Biodiversity As Part Of The Project. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 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:
