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A YouTube film of activity on the East Coast Main Line by Trackside ECML:
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Photos and videos from Werrington Junction, including work on the grade seperation project
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TRAINS On the East Coast Main Line, in and around Werrington Junction mostly. A YouTube film of mud and more mud, Men and more men, Machines and more machines:
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A link to photographs from Twitter courtesy of Network Rail of trial push of the reinforced concrete tunnel under the East Coast Main Line:
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Men, Machines and Mud, December 2020 week three. A YouTube film by Trackside ECML:
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Saturday 19th December. Photographs from Hurn Road bridge:
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Saturday 19th December. Photographs from Cock Lane bridge:
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Saturday 19th December. Photographs from Serjeant Way of new trackside box:
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Saturday 19th December. Photographs from Fox Covert bridge:
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Tuesday 22nd December 2020. Photographs from Hurn Road bridge of a temporary rubber and concrete crossing:
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Tuesday 22nd December 2020. Photographs from Cock Lane bridge:
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Tuesday 22nd December 2020. Photographs showing the Glinton Road bridge without the old water pipe:
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Tuesday 22nd December 2020. Photograph showing the only activity I saw:
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A film from Twitter showing the trial 'push' of the 11,000 ton reinforced concrete tunnel under the East Coast Main Line:
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Photographs of work, day and night, on the East Coast Main Line on Christmas Day 2020:
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Christmas 2020, film of work on the grade separation by Trackside ECML and Werrington Junction:
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New Year's Day views south from Cock Lane bridge:
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Trains around Werrington Junction, late December 2020:
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11,000 tonne tunnel to be installed on the railway in first for UK engineering
Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade Major works to occur over nine days between 16 and 24 January Hundreds of hours of passenger disruption to be avoided by industry-leading engineering technique New tunnel will separate slow-moving...
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
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A video from 15th January 2021 by Trackside ECML. Taken just before the BIG PUSH that starts on the 16th:
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A BBC local news item previewing the BIG PUSH which starts tomorrow 16th January:
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Local newspaper coverage:
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk
Work to begin on huge rail tunnel under Peterborough
A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under one of the country’s most famous railway lines in a first for UK engineering.
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk
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East Coast Upgrade on Twitter: "Our #EastCoastUpgrade teams have been busy on site at #Werrington all day today. They’ve been getting the hydraulic jacks ready to start pushing our 11,000 tonne tunnel beneath the East Coast Main Line once the tracks have been removed tonight. ➡️https://t.co/X4WAXtQ1G2 https://t.co/58yHuSGg1m" / Twitter
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East Coast Upgrade (@ECMLupgrade) tweeted at 4:41 pm on Sat, Jan 16, 2021:
Our major #EastCoastUpgrade work at #Werrington has started well today.
The East Coast Main Line tracks have been removed, overhead wires lifted and the ballast and spoil is now being dug out in preparation for the new tunnel to be pushed into place over the next nine days. https://t.co/2iq8svy9u4
(https://twitter.com/ECMLupgrade/status/1350483394757537795?s=03
Our major #EastCoastUpgrade work at #Werrington has started well today.
The East Coast Main Line tracks have been removed, overhead wires lifted and the ballast and spoil is now being dug out in preparation for the new tunnel to be pushed into place over the next nine days. https://t.co/2iq8svy9u4
(https://twitter.com/ECMLupgrade/status/1350483394757537795?s=03
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New track waiting to be installed:
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From Railfreight.com
Engineering first for freight tunnel:
https://www.railfreight.com/corridors/2021/01/14/engineering-first-for-freight-tunnel/
Engineering first for freight tunnel:
https://www.railfreight.com/corridors/2021/01/14/engineering-first-for-freight-tunnel/
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Sunday 17th January, views north from Cock Lane bridge:
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With the East Coast Main Line tracks at #Werrington removed, our #EastCoastUpgrade teams are making good progress excavating earth from in front of our 155 metre, 11,000 tonne tunnel so it can be pushed forward.
A limited train service is able to use the tracks to the side. https://t.co/ChyK58AtiA
A limited train service is able to use the tracks to the side. https://t.co/ChyK58AtiA
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Interesting photos. What's that wrapped around the catenary?
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