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Network Rail Has Completed Vital Bridge Works Near Manningtree And Replaced Key Overhead Line Infrastructure To Help Keep Trains Running Safely And Reliably For Decades To Come. Over Four Weekends In September, Engineers Replaced A Total Of 66 Old Wheel Timbers On The River Stour And Cattawade Creek Bridges Which Carry The Main Line Just Outside Manningtree Station. Wheel Timbers Are Used To Hold The Rails In Place Across Certain Types Of Bridge And They Gradually Deteriorate Over Time. When Wheel Timbers Are In A Poor Condition, There Is A Higher Risk Of Track Faults That Could Cause Delays To Passengers. At The Same Time, Engineers Swapped Out Old Overhead Line Parts For The Latest And Most Reliable Versions Between Colchester And Manningtree. Trains On The Busy Great Eastern Main Line Rely On Overhead Lines For Their Power, So ItS Essential That The Equipment Is Kept In The Best Possible Condition. The Same Type Of Overhead Line Work Took Place On The Harwich Branch Line, Along With The Replacement Of 17 Overhead Line Support Masts, Which Were Decades-Old And Starting To Lean To One Side. On Sunday 28 September, Network Rail Also Replaced A Faulty Section Of Track Near Gidea Park Station, Which Would Otherwise Have Led To A Disruptive Speed Restriction Or Even An Unplanned And Prolonged Line Closure. Simon Milburn, Infrastructure Director For Network Rail Anglia, Said: These Four September Weekends Gave Us The Time To Complete A Series Of Vital Jobs That We Simply CouldnT Have Got Done If Trains Were Running. Thank You To Passengers For Bearing With Us While We Made The Very Most Of Our Track Access To Boost Reliability, Including On 28 September When We Had To Carry Out Additional Works Near Gidea Park At Short Notice. Martin Beable, Managing Director For Greater Anglia, Said: These Works Were Essential To Keep The Railway Running And Make It Fit For The Future. We Would Like To Thank Customers For Their Patience And Understanding While Network Rail Completed The Work. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Richard Cooper Communications Manager Network Rail 0330 8577 132 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:
