Monday, 4 August 2025

Bridge 28 Stanley Pontlarge - lattice parapet repair works


  
This bridge crosses a cul-de-sac, leading to about six properties beyond the Downside / Cotswold of the bridge. There is no other form of access which has led to bridge repairs sitting within the "too difficult" pile for a while. 
          
The Cotswold side parapet of this bridge is in worse condition that that Malvern including damage to the pilaster, as shown above. It was decided that the non-deck works could be undertaken by multi-discipline / multi-skilled volunteer workforce.

The first stage was to Drill out / remove the rivets where existing vertical members attach parapets to the main girder. Then to provide temporary replacement with bolts. This was undertaken during a possession in July.


  
The second stage was to remove the capping stones & then to replace the existing parapets with temporary ones. This was completed today, using the Road Rail Vehicle & again under a possession.





    
It was a very successful morning despite the storm threat. All the preparatory work that Ian & Neal undertook paid off handsomely. Thanks to all involved.

The third stage will be another blog post in a couple of months time!








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  1. Anonymous4 August 2025 at 15:33

    It's great to see that something is being done to refurbish the parapets (which is the part that passengers see) Once the screen are returned looking as good as the other bridges in the vicinity, it will be a vast improvement. In view of the impossibility of providing alternative road access to the affected properties, I can understand why this bridge wasn't repaired at the same time as 32 as was originally proposed. I presume that the height restriction notice will have to be replaced with one showing both Imperial and metric values. I look forward to travelling over the bridge once the parapet repairs have been completed. It's good that the capabilities of the volunteer staff are able to be utilised to give them more varied work as well as saving the railway money.
    A Pettifer

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    1. Anonymous4 August 2025 at 21:48

      Ashley, It is good that we are using the volunteers for this work. We have been trying to do that for some time and now our new Infrastructure Manager is in place, she has managed to organise this and other works.
      Regarding the height warning sign, that is up to Gloucestershire County Council as it is a public highway.
      John Fancote

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  2. jnc4 August 2025 at 19:30

    It's so good that GWSR volunteers have been able to do these repairs, using GWSR plant (the Road Rail Vehicle), thus saving the railway money, which can now be spent where it is more desperately needed!

    The increasing range of skills available from GWSR volunteers - e.g. construction of brand-new riveted station canopies, from scratch - is saving a great amount of money, as well as making plausible projects that would otherwise be out of reach, financially.

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