{"id":41677,"date":"2024-12-14T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41677"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:52:28","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-railway-doorstep-network-rail-starts-3-4m-iconic-glenfinnan-viaduct-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41677","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (railway) doorstep\u2019: Network Rail starts \u00a33.4m iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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image for illustration: Glenfinnan Viaduct<\/a> by By Matthieu Riegler, CC BY 3.0<\/a><\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network Rail has started a \u00a33.4m project this month to repair the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, to \u2018future-proof\u2019 the category A-listed bridge for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Network Rail writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenfinnan Viaduct\u2019s world-famous, particularly after its appearances in the Harry Potter films. It\u2019s also part of the operational railway. It\u2019s Scotland\u2019s longest mass concrete rail bridge, spanning 1,000ft, with 21 arches \u2013 and carries daily ScotRail services and Jacobite Steam Train services from Fort William to Mallaig. So it needs essential maintenance and specialist care. That\u2019s why we\u2019re working with contractor AmcoGiffen to repair the concrete. We\u2019ll also improve the ground under the track to help keep the ballast \u2013 the stones on the track bed \u2013 in place. Plus we\u2019ll repair the pier that sits on the River Finnan while we\u2019re at it. Laura Craig, a scheme project manager at Network Rail, said: \u2018Years of planning have gone into this project. The work will not have a massive visual impact on the way the viaduct looks and that\u2019s very deliberate, with it being grade A listed.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An innovative rope access system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, we won\u2019t use any scaffolding. Instead, we\u2019ll use an innovative, more cost-effective rope access system. A specially trained team will use ropes and cradles to carry out the work on the arches so the viaduct remains in full view throughout. This will help minimise the disruption to the community and visitors to the area. It\u2019s not the first time we\u2019ve used this system. We used it to repair the Royal Border Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed last June \u2013 leading to a saving of about \u00a35m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zero disruptions to services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This system will mean uninterrupted services on the West Highlight line, which runs over the viaduct. Minimising disruption to your services is always priority whenever we plan our works and it\u2019s taken several years of careful planning. Passengers services end at night so we\u2019ll use this time to repair the track. We\u2019re always looking for innovative and better ways of working \u2013 and our work at Glenfinnan is an important part of giving you a railway that\u2019s better value for money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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image for illustration: Glenfinnan Viaduct by By Matthieu Riegler, CC BY 3.0 Network Rail has started a \u00a33.4m project this month to repair the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, to \u2018future-proof\u2019 the category A-listed bridge for generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[157,18,30,23,29,22],"class_list":["post-41677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-civilengineering","tag-conservation","tag-environment","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41679,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41677\/revisions\/41679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}