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Tuesday 9 Sep 2003

NETWORK RAIL STOPS THE ROT IN WREXHAM

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Network Rail is to spend £60,000 to eradicate dry rot in the main building at Wrexham General station. Work is expected to start next month and is due to be finished by March next year. Although the station underwent a major restoration by Railtrack, which was marked with an official opening in April 1998, the work failed to stop the rot. Now Network Rail, the organisation that took over when Railtrack was put into administration, has given the go-ahead to its contractor Serco to sort the problem out. It will mean stripping the plaster from affected areas of the building and treating the rot to stop it coming back. Any timber badly affected will be replaced before the walls are plastered again and given a new coat of paint. This will enable the vacant parts of the building to be marketed to make suitable use of the accomodation. A spokesman for Network Rail said: “This demonstrates our commitment to rebuild the railway. The work will mean that the buildings can continue to be used safely and comfortably by passengers and staff alike for years to come.”