East Coast Mainline Blockade for Werrington Junction diveunder

[melmerby]

I wonder why they need solid panels in the dividing wall under the bridge?

It's making it like a tunnel in a tunnel and awfully dark.

I would have thought a good gauge mesh would have been better.

Edited September 29, 2020 by melmerby
diving=dividing!

[Donington Road]

38 minutes ago, melmerby said:

I wonder why they need solid panels in the diving wall under the bridge?

It's making it like a tunnel in a tunnel and awfully dark.

I would have thought a good gauge mesh would have been better.

 

They are accoustic panels Keith so the horse doesn't get spooked if it encounters a train passing by at the same time.  I am being serious too.

[ess1uk]

On 26/09/2020 at 13:14, jamie92208 said:

The single rail in the floor of the tunnels are the guide rails for the box when it is jacked through. Quite how it will cut through the roof of the tunnels I'm not sure. The box should be almost complete now.

 

Jamie

I thought they were going to lift the track and dig down to the level of the top of the box, push it through and cover it over.

or did I I get that wrong?

[Richard E]

1 hour ago, ess1uk said:

I thought they were going to lift the track and dig down to the level of the top of the box, push it through and cover it over.

or did I I get that wrong?

 

ECML will be lifted and then the line of the box will be excavated. The guide tunnels will then be opened down to guide rail level and the box jacked into place. The sides and top will then be infilled and the ECML relaid.

[PenrithBeacon]

I don't understand why a tunnel was cut only for it to be opened out later. I'd be grateful for an explanation, for there must be one.

[Richard E]

Cutting a guide tunnel doesn't disrupt traffic on the ECML, excavating a cut and shut under the ECML and then casting the guide rails for the box section would mean a much longer closure of the main line. As it is it will be closed for around 9 days.

[PenrithBeacon]

Thanks for that 

[Donington Road]

My roving reporter friend made a quick visit to Cock Lane this afternoon and sent me these photos of recent developments.

The steps down into Brook Drain have been completed and the embankment netted.

 

 

[Donington Road]

Down at the southern end progress on the Up Stamford continues.

Note the new rail which has been delivered over the weekend between the Stamford lines on the right.  I also noticed some new rail at Hurn Road yesterday.

 

 

 

 

[Donington Road]

To the dive-under things have really changed.

The girders across are being installed.

 

 

 

 

The concrete slab continues towards Cock Lane footbridge.

 

 

 

 

A lot of holes have been drilled in the sheet piling.  To relieve water pressure behind?

 

 

 

Top left, new hospitality suite?

 

 

Work also being done on the new Up Stamford opposite Werrington Junction.

Edited September 29, 2020 by Donington Road

[melmerby]

29 minutes ago, Donington Road said:

 

 

 

Work also being done on the new Up Stamford opposite Werrington Junction.

 

Where the diveunder turns to go under the ECML, I'm surprised at the height of the concrete retaining walls.

I would have expected them to be  below ground level once it turns, as it is, it gives the impression that the up Stamford will need to climb over it.

[Richard E]

Hmmm - your roving reporter was out and about a little later than I was.

 

Work continues on the roadbed for the final location of the up Stamford.

 

 

A slightly different view of the dive under with the beams in place, note the dumper dropping into the access way to remove spoil.

 

 

And just how far the concrete raft has progressed towards Cock Lane bridge.

 

 

Moving across to Lincoln Road I came across this noise level monitoring station.

 

 

And the roadbed has been dug down to what could well be foundation level at Glinton Junction.

 

 

Whilst at Lincoln Road bridge itself a lot of soil has been moved and the piles are being exposed.

 

 

 

 

On the bridge itself they are now building the shuttering around the side walls of the bridge, the height of them is similar to the existing bridge, a bigger stepladder is needed here as well.

 

 

 

[Donington Road]

34 minutes ago, melmerby said:

 

Where the diveunder turns to go under the ECML, I'm surprised at the height of the concrete retaining walls.

I would have expected them to be  below ground level once it turns, as it is, it gives the impression that the up Stamford will need to climb over it.

 

It will climb a bit, much like the new alignment has done on the left of the photo to clear the access bridge.

Telephoto lenses do distort things a little and what is a gradual rise virtually undetected by eye, can be seen as mountainous terrain on a photo.

[Donington Road]

35 minutes ago, Richard E said:

Hmmm - your roving reporter was out and about a little later than I was.

 

 

 

 

I was told that they would be breaking through into the ramp top left by the end of the week.

 

Good set of photos Richard, different angles always welcome.

[Crun]

There's an article on all projects in the ECML upgrades in the current Rail magazine.

[Crun]

Film of activity on the East Coast Main Line around Werrington Junction in late September 2020:

 

Edited October 2, 2020 by Crun
Adding correct film

[Crun]

On my ancient laptop with Windows 7 I currently can't see the photographs and videos. I can see them on my mobile phone. Do others have any similar problems?

Edited September 30, 2020 by Crun

[Donington Road]

39 minutes ago, Crun said:

On my ancient laptop with Windows 7 I currently can't see the photographs and videos. I can see them on my mobile phone. Do others have any similar problems?

 

Sounds like the new RMweb software update needs tweaking, perhaps try reporting it here:

 

[Crun]

5 hours ago, Donington Road said:

 

Sounds like the new RMweb software update needs tweaking, perhaps try reporting it here:

 

I can see all the photographs and films on my new Windows 10 laptop. Hmm must check old laptop tomorrow...

[Crun]

Wednesday 30th September 2020, film of work on the Werrington Junction dive under. Creating the track bed for one of the Stamford lines:

 

[Crun]

17 hours ago, Crun said:

I can see all the photographs and films on my new Windows 10 laptop. Hmm must check old laptop tomorrow...

I have looked at the site with my old laptop. It has Windows 7 and IE 11. Still not able to see photographs or YouTube videos. I have changed the theme from the 2020 to 2021 to no avail. I have placed my problems on the New Forum Software thread and await an answer. New theme works well and looks good on Windows 10 laptop and Android mobile phone. I can get it to work on my old laptop using Google Chrome.

Edited October 1, 2020 by Crun

[Richard E]

Feeling bored today so went to have a look.

 

Very little change at Cock Lane so I'll concentrate on Lincoln Road.

 

Firstly the bridge deck has been cast.

 

 

The acoustic walling is complete, the posts are still missing washers and in a couple of places the nuts are still clear of the post!

 

 

They are continuing to dig out the approach.

 

 

However the view towards the dive under has changed a lot.

 

 

And I got all arty farty as well ...

 

 

[melmerby]

Not convinced by that "acoustic" wall as a means to stop spooking the horses.

There's a very nice acoustic reflector called concrete above and to the side where sound will  probably be bounced off with little attentuation.

IMHO it needs to at least go right to the top.

[Richard E]

Walking under the A15 the effect of the acoustic barrier is quite noticeable.

[Donington Road]

Some views from Cock Lane today before I got rained off.