Eskmeal Viaduct Works
Following the completion of the Eskmeals Viaduct works last week colleagues at Network Rail have produced a video and time lapse. https://twitter.com/NetworkRailLC/status/1278268144621158401?s=20 I hope you enjoy.
Author: Warren Birch
New traffic and pedestrian measures for Copeland take effect from Friday 19th June
Cumbria County Council’s highways department is supporting Copeland Borough Council and Whitehaven Town Council to implement a number of new traffic and pedestrian measures across Copeland, which will take effect from this Friday, 19 June in time for the first weekend of shopping following the relaxation of government restrictions. The new measures are required to …
Major investment for crucial coastal viaduct on Cumbrian Coast line
A multi-million-pound project to improve a crucial coastal viaduct will start next month to make journeys faster and more reliable for Cumbrian Coast line passengers. A £2m Great North Rail Project investment will see wooden timbers and 600 metres of rail renewed on the 18-span Eskmeals viaduct which carries the railway over the River Esk …
Cumbrian Coast Line – Parton Reopens
Trains have started running on the Cumbrian Coast line again after three consecutive storms forced the railway to close earlier this year. Northern services have resumed on the line from today (Monday 1 June) after Network Rail completely replaced a railway bridge damaged beyond repair at Parton by Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge in March. …
Bank Holiday Weekend Engineering Work – Changes to Service (23/5-25/5)
This coming weekend Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th May there will be a number of engineering possessions on the Rail Network in the North West which will affect Northern services in the following locations: West Coast Mainline (Preston to Euxton/Wigan) Cumbrian Coast route (Carlisle to Whitehaven) South Manchester (Manchester to Buxton/Stoke-on-Trent/Crewe via Stockport/Chester via Altrincham) …
Storm damaged Cumbrian Coast line set to reopen in one month
Repairs on the railway at Parton will soon be complete on a section of the Cumbrian Coast line that had been badly damaged by three consecutive storms earlier in the year. Both lines have been closed since March so the bridge could be completely replaced to make the railway, vital in moving passengers and freight …
Weekend Engineering Work – Changes to Service 02/05 & 03/05
This coming weekend Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May there will be a number of engineering possessions on the rail network which will affect Northern services in the following locations: West Coast Mainline (Preston to Euxton/Wigan) Cumbrian Coast route (Carlisle to Whitehaven) Settle & Carlisle route (Carlisle to Appleby-in-Westmorland) Tyne Valley route (Carlisle to Newcastle) …
Refurbishment Work – St Bees Station Footbridge
The existing corroded life expired failing stair tread and the existing tread support brace that are currently welded to the side stringer on the footbridge staircase will be carefully cut off and removed to allow a new stair tread and new support brace that have been fabricated offsite to be installed and welded into position …
Passengers warned of work to repair Cumbrian Coast line left damaged by stormy seas.
Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead of major repairs to the Cumbrian Coast line after its sea wall was battered by 2020’s severe storms. Recent inspections at Parton found huge waves and gales caused cracks to appear in a railway bridge after storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge. Repair work has already started but …
