RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2021 Presumably no ballasting of the down dive under line over the weekend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, melmerby said: Presumably no ballasting of the down dive under line over the weekend? Don't know, I didn't go to look. There were two ballast trains booked for Saturday night so I can only presume it did get ballasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted July 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2021 13 hours ago, melmerby said: Presumably no ballasting of the down dive under line over the weekend? Yes, it was ballasted over the weekend but nothing else appears to have happened and it was deadly quiet when I looked. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Wednesday 28th July. A quick but wet lunch-time ride: Edited July 28, 2021 by Crun 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Crun said: Wednesday 28th July. A quick but wet lunch-time ride: Looking a bit bare at Lincoln Road now that the spoil has virtually gone. 5 minutes ago, Crun said: Could do with the rail brush on both the Stamford Lines, a lot of excess ballast in the four foot. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2021 It's amazing how green the cutting is already. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) A short film by MrDeltic 15 ending with some drone footage of the Werrington dive-under at about 7:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaNgH6h0GG4 Edited July 28, 2021 by Crun 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Still working on the spillway. Not quite sure what is going on. Those interlocking blocks are usually seen on grass verges where the cavities are filled with soil and grass so vehicles can run over them. Could they be making an access crossing, a modern day ford, or just stabilisation for a grass bank? If it is for vehicles to cross then traction may be lacking when it becomes a wet grassy bank. I suppose it will all become clear in due course. 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) Thursday 29th July 2021 Lincoln Road, the spoil is nearly all cleared away. i The topsoil which runs along the centre of the photo, it is not what appears to be a hedgerow, but a shallow bank of soil covered in weeds. This will soon be dragged across the bare ground and graded out to re-instate the field back to agricultural use. Tidying up along Hurn Road, removing all the safety fencing and storing it in the compound. Edited July 29, 2021 by Donington Road 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted July 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, Donington Road said: Thursday 29th July 2021 Lincoln Road, the spoil is nearly all cleared away. i The topsoil which runs along the centre of the photo, it is not what appears to be a hedgerow, but a shallow bank of soil covered in weeds. This will soon be dragged across the bare ground and graded out to re-instate the field back to agricultural use. Tidying up along Hurn Road, removing all the safety fencing and storing it in the compound. Wow, that spoil went quickly. Mind you if, as we discussed, it was going locally then it, perhaps, isn't as surprising as it seems. I wonder what will happen to the tarmac haul road they put in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard E said: Wow, that spoil went quickly. Mind you if, as we discussed, it was going locally then it, perhaps, isn't as surprising as it seems. I wonder what will happen to the tarmac haul road they put in. It was only going to Maxey, about an eight mile round trip, and around eight or ten lorries doing it every day. The haul road is staying so the fencing will go on the opposite side to the armco. According to John the entrance to the haul road will be nearer to the lamp post and not the existing entrance as it is now. I wonder if it will be where the dropped kerb is, although that does not look very wide. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Donington Road said: Thursday 29th July 2021 i The topsoil which runs along the centre of the photo, it is not what appears to be a hedgerow, but a shallow bank of soil covered in weeds. This will soon be dragged across the bare ground and graded out to re-instate the field back to agricultural use. Presumably there will need to be a new permanent fence between the farmland and the railway cutting. I'm surprised nothing has appeared yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted July 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, melmerby said: Presumably there will need to be a new permanent fence between the farmland and the railway cutting. I'm surprised nothing has appeared yet. Answered in the previous post by Donington Road. The fence won't go in until there is no longer access needed to move spoil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard E said: Answered in the previous post by Donington Road. The fence won't go in until there is no longer access needed to move spoil. Apparently the farmer is watching his topsoil like a hawk and comes running if he thinks so much as a shovel full gets moved. He is biting at the bit to get his land back into production, no doubt to top up early on his already substantial compensation. When the fence is finally put in I think there will be quite a power struggle between him and Network Rail as to who can grab the most land. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 An interesting old photo from 1979 popped up yesterday, found by Trackside ECML. It shows Stirling Way and the area for the industrial units being prepared at Bretton. Marholm Brook is prominent in the centre. The area in the bottom left is the field that the Development Corporation used for growing small trees which were used for planting around all the parkways (new roads when Peterborough expanded in the 70's and 80's). It was never used again until Morgan Sindall arrived at the end of 2018 to set up their main site. Above that on the left (second blown up photo) is the foot crossing from Lincoln Road (Cock Inn corner) curving passed Dukesmead to the white wicket gate. The original footpath went straight across the field (its course can be seen adjacent to the curved path) until Werrington Parkway was built and access to Dukesmead was diverted from Carron Drive to the new roundabout that serves the Royal Mail and small industry on the east side. The foot crossing was closed when electrification of the ECML was done and a new footbridge was installed. It was quite a long crossing to negotiate across both the ECML and Stamford Lines. It became quite hairy when the Deltics where going full chat, but at least you could hear them coming, unlike the HST's which were quieter and faster, at least there was a bit of a refuge between the ECML and Stamford Lines if you got caught out. Walton footbridge can just be made out above the first large white building to the right which was Crossfield Electronics, later to become Fuji (making office printers), then Bounce and now called Flip Out. 9 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Saturday 31st July. A quick cycle ride around a very quiet Werrington Junction. Does anyone know when the next significant stage of the project will happen? Lincoln Road bridge: Edited July 31, 2021 by Crun 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Views from Cock Lane bridge Progress on the spillway section: Looking south: Looking north: The only orange army I could see: Edited August 1, 2021 by Crun 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 19 hours ago, Crun said: Saturday 31st July. A quick cycle ride around a very quiet Werrington Junction. Does anyone know when the next significant stage of the project will happen? Most likely the Grand Opening Ceremony! Firstly with speeches by the Rt.Hon. Morgan Sindall Esq. and then the cutting of the ribbon at Cock Lane by Doris of Dukesmead who will declare the dive under open, the passage of freight will then commence. The Rt.Hon. Morgan Sindall Esq. and local dignitaries along with members of RMweb who have taken a keen interest in all the proceedings will then retire to the Village Centre where upon they will be served spit roasted Werrington Wild Boar accompanied by Great Crested Newt Salad and copious lashings of Werrington Water from Sobrite Spring. 2 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Report in our latest local Werrington Spotlight magazine. 8 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Lincoln Road site nearly cleared of spoil. The spillway at Cock Lane nearing completion. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datagen Research Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hi, Folks. Here are some photos of the old roadway which is now a railway line at Werrington. These were taken in early 2018. Thought these might be of interest to some of you. Rychard Nicholson 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted August 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2021 ^^^ The way that old roadway was built made it look like it used to be an old railway! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Saturday 7th August. Views from Hurn Road bridge. Much reduced spoil heap: Edited August 7, 2021 by Crun 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Around the site today. Lincoln Road. Stripping more soil, now going below the level of the tarmaced haul road. More Armco and posts have arrived presumably to finish off from where the bucket lies in the previous photo up to Lincoln Road bridge. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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