Recent content by Linda.smith

This is because of the gaps that still exist at Undy and Magor, where they were piling on friday of last week.

I had a look yesterday, and all 4 lanes seemed to be close to completion west of Severn tunnel station, thou i suspect that this ends at, or around the point where the lines go under the M4 motorway. At undy, there is still a short gap where piling was competed friday, and is the same in Magor...

Work in progress at Severn tunnel station yesterday

Via Network rail: The following is a synopsys of the work that is happening during the blockade this easter weekend A 700-strong Network Rail team, supported by a large fleet of engineering trains, road-rail vehicles and specialist machinery, will be working around the clock to prepare the...

Well bit of news guys, over the past two weeks, the gap between Somerton Bridge and Caerlleon bridge has finally begun to shrink, as several portals and booms have been erected. Also more portals have gone up on the usk river bridge in newport. It also looks like they are gearing up to close...

That was the section that i was talking about, i just couldn`t remember the name for the east usk yard. And the up main through somerton, from lliswerry pond to llanwern now has a length of earth wire and one of the up main road has gained an atf feed. Btw can annyone identify these plastic...

Just a very quick update: I noticed this morning that all four roads on the eastern end of llanwern are now complete, though at this time i do not know if this extends past Llandevenny & the white house. Also in Newport itself, the first earth cable has gone up on the up main from the existing...

Just a quick update from the Newport end. Was up around Severn tunnel yesterday, and the up main has now developped a lengh of atf wires, but stops some distance before Severn tunnel station. By severn tunnel station itself, they are pressing ahead with the instalation of ground trunking in...

This is the same as before showing the end of the line, with the first signs of the earth cables at Severn tunnel in the back ground

I was up that way walking my dog this morning, and i noticed the following, firstly the tensorex where the instalations finish, has aquired a set of tensioning rings. Also a run of earth cables has gone up on the up main. Again this is from a tensorex boom, but towards the severn tunnel it`s...

The only reasons that the portals can apear to be at right angles to the track, is depenent on the ange from which the picture is taken. Which cn be decieving i9 must admit. Though i am suprised that they only lifted one boom over the duration of the blockade though

please see the two photos posted from yesteday afternoon

Out and about in Newport today, and there are now new cantenaries going up over the river usk bridge in Newport. Also there are earth wires being installed on the down relief line heading east from just after the Bishton level crossing which i saw in progress this afternoon (17/02/2019)