I doubt it. The bridge will simply have been replaced like for like by NR as that's the easiest thing to do.That is a bit garish! So have the council forced NR to put in a bridge with more restricted clearance than was necessary?!
I doubt it. The bridge will simply have been replaced like for like by NR as that's the easiest thing to do.That is a bit garish! So have the council forced NR to put in a bridge with more restricted clearance than was necessary?!
NR would have just chucked some beams in wouldn't they, not the arch bits that the lines suggest restrict the clearance?I doubt it. The bridge will simply have been replaced like for like by NR as that's the easiest thing to do.
Ideally a spanned bridge would be ideal to remove any clearance issues below, but the council and residents wouldn't approve that... It's listed (IIRC?) so they can't make considerable changes to it without upsetting an awful amount of peopleNR would have just chucked some beams in wouldn't they, not the arch bits that the lines suggest restrict the clearance?
No because it was an existing arch bridge, so putting it back exactly as it was needs no extra permission, design or modification to the Abutments.NR would have just chucked some beams in wouldn't they, not the arch bits that the lines suggest restrict the clearance?
That is a bit garish! So have the council forced NR to put in a bridge with more restricted clearance than was necessary?!
Ideally a spanned bridge would be ideal to remove any clearance issues below, but the council and residents wouldn't approve that... It's listed (IIRC?) so they can't make considerable changes to it without upsetting an awful amount of people
Once the paint washes out a bit it should look better!
andNetwork Rail has worked carefully with High Peak Borough Council and Historic England to make sure the work is carried out in consideration of the bridge's heritage status.
The team will preserve around one third of the original structure and replace the rest of the bridge in-keeping with its original design.
... which seem to confirm that it is listed, and the appearance would need to match the original.An application has been submitted to High Peak Borough Council (HPBC) for Listed Building Consent for a proposed partial reconstruction of a historic railway bridge in the town.
CheersQuotes below are from the article linked from the very first post in this thread:
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... which seem to confirm that it is listed, and the appearance would need to match the original.
Functionally they have replaced it with beams haven’t they? And as they have altered a listed structure they needed permission anyway.No because it was an existing arch bridge, so putting it back exactly as it was needs no extra permission, design or modification to the Abutments.
Why is it listed - is it rare or otherwise particularly special?... which seem to confirm that it is listed, and the appearance would need to match the original.
1863 cast iron bridge. Here is what English Heritage had to say when planning permission was asked in 2011 for a more modern design.Functionally they have replaced it with beams haven’t they? And as they have altered a listed structure they needed permission anyway.
Why is it listed - is it rare or otherwise particularly special?
Personally it would need to be very special to justify maintaining a restricted clearance when it’s just a fake now effectively (Need a new thread on whether expensive Trigger’s broom ‘preservation’ is a sensible use of resources - see Barmouth bridge…..).
A complicated story which is why it has taken years to resolve.That is a bit garish! So have the council forced NR to put in a bridge with more restricted clearance than was necessary?!
Once it was listed the trouble started for NR. Two similar spans in the area were replaced by flat spans before listing became an issue. A similar one over the canal at Ashton-under-Lyne was replaced by a flat span, but the existing cast iron arch beams were incorporated at each side as non load bearing decoration.No because it was an existing arch bridge, so putting it back exactly as it was needs no extra permission, design or modification to the Abutments.
Video found on Youtube showing some of the work in progress that may be of interestPress release
Buxton Line closed for extra day due to bridge upgrade complications
Rail passengers are being advised that the railway between Hazel Grove and Buxton will need to stay closed for an extra day after unexpected complications with a Victorian railway bridge rebuild.www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
Railway engineers are reaching the final phase of a major project to improve passenger journeys and safety for road users through Whaley Bridge in the High Peak.
Network Rail has invested £5.1m to overhaul the Victorian-built Buxton Road railway bridge, which takes the Buxton line over the main road through the town.