Wednesday 30 May 2018
Time-lapse footage shows latest stage of Great North Rail Project in Yorkshire
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Network Rail has released time-lapse footage of a huge project to improve the railway in Bradford, which took place over the Bank Holiday Weekend.
The footage shows over 100 Network Rail workers carrying out the upgrade round the clock to make sure it was completed for trains to run as normal on Monday. In total, over 2000 hours went into the project over the weekend.
The investment removes restrictions on platforms at the station and means greater flexibility for trains entering the station. Passengers will benefit from a more modern and reliable railway, as well as a reduction in trains waiting outside of the station for a platform to become available.
Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director at Network Rail, said: “We’d like to thank passengers for their patience whilst we carried out this major upgrade to the railway in Bradford.
“The footage highlights the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to improve the railway and we look forward to passengers reaping the benefit of this £2.5million investment, which will make sure that we can continue to provide a railway which meets the needs of the communities and economies we serve.”
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