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Anglia Structures

We are responsible for maintaining many structures which either support or cross the railway including road and rail bridges as well as pedestrian/cycle/equestrian bridges which provide safe access across the tracks.

Many structures date back to the Victorian period and require a lot of repair and maintenance to make sure they are fit for purpose. In some circumstances, the old structures may need a complete replacement to cope with modern demands.

Our engineers and maintenance teams, plan works in advance to make sure the bridge structures continue to meet the demands of the railway and intersecting road network. This work can include:

  • refurbishment which involves removing corrosion, repainting and resurfacing as well as replacing any lighting systems,
  • strengthening which involves welding new steel to a structure to improve its structural strength, or;
  • replacement which involves the full replacement of a life expired structure with a whole new bridge.

List of significant structures work

Below is a list of significant structures work that have been or planned to be repaired or replaced during this current five-year investment cycle, Control Period 6 (2019-2024), to ensure that we maintain the railway for current and future passengers use.

Gospel Oak to Barking
Location
Work
Year
Status

Capworth Street

Refurbishment

2020/21

Completed

Sebert Road

Strengthening

2020/21

Completed

Beaumont Road

Strengthening

2020/21

Completed

Balmoral Road

Strengthening

2020/21

Completed

Latimer Road

Replacement

2023-24

Planned

North London Line
Location
Work
Year
Status

Camden Road

Strengthening

2020-21

Completed

Chalk Farm bridge

Refurbishment

2020-21

Completed

Neasden

Replacement

2021-22

Completed

Kingsbury Road

Replacement

2023-24

Planned

Essex Thameside (c2c) 
Location
Work
Year
Status

Kennedy Road

Refurbishment

2023-24

Planned

Morris Street bridge

Replacements

2021-22

Completed

Christian Street bridge

Replacements

2021-22

Completed

Leman Street bridge

Strengthening and refurb

2021-22

Completed

Fenchurch Street

Strengthening

2021-22

Completed

Regional Lines
Location
Work
Year
Status

Postwick rail bridge

Replacement

2020-21

Completed

Eccles Heath bridge (Snetterton)

Replacement

2020-21

Completed

Stonea rail bridge

Repair

2020-21

Completed

River Deben rail bridge

Replacement

Deferred to CP7, Y1

Ongoing

West Anglia Main Line
Location
Work
Year
Status

Manea bridges

Wheel timber replacement

2020-22

Completed

Three Colts Lane

Refurbishment

2023/24

Completed

Cutter Bridge

Strengthening

Deferred to CP7, Y1

Planned

Nazeing New Road

Replacement

2022/23

Completed

The work listed above represents the most significant structures activities in our CP6 workbank which contains hundreds of planned minor activities that take place to maintain all of our structures across the Anglia route.

Timelapse footage

Our framework contractor, J Murphy and Sons Ltd has been capturing timelapse footage of key structures work which can be viewed below:

Morris Street bridge

Christian Street bridge

Timelapse films above by contractor J Murphy and Sons Ltd showing replacement of life expired rail bridges at Christian Street and Morris Street (near Shadwell station) that carries the line out of Fenchurch Street station through East London and out to Essex. Completed during Christmas 2021.

Neasden bridge

Timelapse film by contractor J Murphy and Sons Ltd showing replacement of a life expired rail over rail bridge in North London during which carries the North London line over Underground lines. Completed during Christmas 2021.

Contact Us

If you have any enquiries or questions about our structures work, please contact the 24/7 helpline team on 0345 711 4141 or visit our Contact Us page.

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