New multi-million-pound Access for All footbridge and lifts installed at Dumfries station

[och aye]

Video of the installation of a new accessible footbridge with lifts at Dumfries station.

Here's the press release from Network Rail:

New multi-million-pound footbridge and lifts installed at Dumfries station

A new £3.6m footbridge and lifts are now in place at Dumfries station.

www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk

A new £3.6m footbridge and lifts are now in place at Dumfries station.

That’s after Network Rail engineers worked through the night on Saturday (April 13) into Sunday to install the steel structures, which will provide step-free access to the platforms.

It’s part of a £3.6m Access for All scheme investment which aims to make it easier for people with impaired mobility or those travelling with luggage, children, or bicycles to travel by train.

The installation was completed using a 500-tonne crane and a 110-tonne crane to lift the superstructure into place.

This followed a successful inspection and trial build of the footbridge, fabricated in Annan by M&S Engineering Ltd, last month.

Work is now underway to complete the entire project, with the new lifts and bridge set to open to passengers this summer.

 

[Meerkat]

I’m curious….I assume the lifts weren’t in the lift towers as they were lifted in, so how does the lift get into the tower?

 

[JamesT]

I’m curious….I assume the lifts weren’t in the lift towers as they were lifted in, so how does the lift get into the tower?

The lift won't be a solid object, it will be assembled inside the shaft from components.

 

[Meerkat]

The lift won't be a solid object, it will be assembled inside the shaft from components.

Right, thanks.
One of those things I had never really thought about, but had an unthought out assumption - that they arrived on the back of a lorry as a lift to pop into the shaft (an assumption that doesn't stand much logical thinking....)