IMPROVED CANOPIES AT HARROGATE STATION

Thursday 17 Feb 2005

IMPROVED CANOPIES AT HARROGATE STATION

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Passengers using Harrogate Station are enjoying an improved lighter and brighter environment thanks to a £110,000 Network Rail scheme to renovate the station canopies. Work began in November 2004 to renew the canopies above platform one and the main entrance. Dyan Crowther, Route Director, Network Rail said: “A key part of our role is to maintain safety and ensure our stations are fit for purpose. Harrogate is one of a number of stations where Network Rail is carrying out a mix of maintenance and renewal across the rail network.” The existing platform one canopy was in poor condition with cracked and missing glazing panels. The steel canopy supports were suffering from surface corrosion. The glazing panels were replaced and the surface corrosion removed from the supporting steelwork. The steelwork was repainted to match the existing station colour scheme. A new roof cover and enhanced drainage system was installed on the main entrance concrete canopy, which was suffering from rain water damage. Network Rail and contractor C Spencer Ltd carried out the work with minimum disruption to passengers using the station.

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