£350,000 PLATFORM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Wednesday 3 Nov 2004

£350,000 PLATFORM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Region & Route:: | Southern

£350,000 has been spent renewing the track at Gatwick Airport’s platform 6. Using a track-mounted crane, 282 yards of track, 395 sleepers and 850 tonnes of ballast were replaced over two days and three nights. Andrew Munden, Network Rail Route Director said: “Every day thousands of passengers rely on the railway to get them to the airport on time. Renewing and maintaining our track is essential to deliver a good performing, reliable and safe railway.” Platform 6 was closed to rail traffic while the work was carried out between 30 October and 1 November. This work is part of the massive £1.72 billion investment programme committed to the South over the next three years.

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