£6 million and it doesn't even have shelter from the rain?I don't know whether this is related to TRU. I think the word "stunning" is a bit of an exaggeraation.
Images revealed of UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge, set to transform accessibility at West Yorkshire rail station
Stunning artist impressions of Garforth Station’s new accessible pedestrian bridge have been released.www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
Now that is stunning!
How long, I wonder, before the glass bridge walls have graffiti all over them?
Why is it that "those who are supposed to know" seem not to have the knowledge of those realists on this website.
Would love to see a breakdown of where each of those £6m went
Is the location of East Garforth station not suitable for the local residents?
As I understand it the idea of replacing the two Garforth stations with one in between the two was (at least mostly) speculative. There's certainly a good case to be made for doing so, but I don't think it's being taken forward currently.
If a joint station was to be built, it probably isn't beyond the realms of possibility to maintain access to the combined station from the current entrance sites of both. Depending on how long the platforms are, that could mean a walk of a few hundred yards from one or the other though.
I would rather listen to information from official sources when matters have already proceeded and the funds are there to allow matters to be completed.
According to the brochure the standard version is covered. It doesn't say exactly what the criteria are for deciding to use an uncovered version (beyond cost), but I'm guessing stations being unstaffed might be reason (to avoid undesirables hanging around / safer feel etc). What I'm puzzling about - never mind graffiti - is who is going to keep all that glass clean?
Garforth is one of the nicer areas of Leeds but i see your point. If the glass was to get broken, would it result in the footbridge being shut and passengers unable to access the eastbound platform?
After their experience with Kirkstall Forge and all of the shattered glass there, I don’t think that Network Rail would want to install any more glass overbridges.
I remember the steps were badly corroded on the similar bridge at Fareham within months of installation. I suspect the steelwork contractor’s QA wasn’t that good. The non-slip surfaces were bulging up and uneven in places because of rust underneath.
You'd think it will be Toughened/laminated glass that won't shatter.
That which is emboldened above sounds very much like a contravention of Health and Safety Regulations.
That's shocking degradation in such a short space of time.
Poorly specced paint's my likely guess.
From the linked article:-I don't know whether this is related to TRU. I think the word "stunning" is a bit of an exaggeraation.
Images revealed of UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge, set to transform accessibility at West Yorkshire rail station
Stunning artist impressions of Garforth Station’s new accessible pedestrian bridge have been released.
Anyone who uses the word "place" in this manner ought to have their opinions automatically discarded (in fact when I'm Supreme Leader it will be a capital offence to use the singular word 'place' as a noun without a qualifier or article).
Looks like there's a tad more shelter with that bridge though than the new one going up on the Eastern end of Dawlish station. Wouldn't fancy trying to cross that in a storm!
Though if a storm is happening, isn't the usual mode of operation along the sea wall to adopt single line working on the up (land-side) line? So if trains can run at all, there would be no requirement to cross that bridge in order to board (or alight from) a train.
I’m sure you’re right, but what contractor on a £m+ job can’t paint steelwork properly? It’s not as if this is a novel concept. Someone somewhere not doing their job properly…
We all know Network Rail has a major issue maintaining Victorian infrastructure but rust prevention and protection used on modern steel structures is very poor. Across the nation there's corroding steelwork everywhere. A most corroded structure thread would gathe very many examples - this not the worst part of the long footbridge at Swinton (South Yorkshire).
In the late 90s before moving to the USA, I taught the Masters Course at Imperial College London "Corrosion of Engineering Materials". I did the Paint and Coatings module.
