FOREST GATE RAIL BRIDGE GETS THE OLYMPIC TOUCH

Wednesday 14 Mar 2007

FOREST GATE RAIL BRIDGE GETS THE OLYMPIC TOUCH

Region & Route:: | Southern

Network Rail has brought a little piece of early Olympic fever to Forest Gate by painting a 2012 themed mural on a rail bridge as the finishing touch to a refurbishment project to maintain and improve the appearance of the bridge. The colourful mural on McGrath Road rail bridge was the idea of Keith Otter, director of North Kent Shotblasting, which along with Kier Rail handled the four month refurbishment project for Network Rail. The mural itself comprises a number of silhouetted athletes in action, illustrating the myriad of sports and games that make up the Olympics. It has also been sprayed with an anti-graffiti coating to protect the bridge and the unique design. David Wilks, Territory Maintenance Director for the South East said: "I was delighted to hear Keith's idea to bring a bit of Olympic fever to our bridge. Everyone across London is excited about hosting the Olympics in 2012 and we are happy to be able to show our support at a local level with this mural. "

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