Newport To London Electric Railway Is Completed
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the South Wales Argus.
This is the introductory couple of paragraphs.
Railway works to improve the line between Newport and London will allow for more frequent and quicker journeys, said to the boss of Network Rail.
Electrification works have now been completed on the Severn Tunnel, meaning the line from Cardiff and Newport to London Paddington is now fully electric.
The article also states that the Sudbrook pumping station, which pumps fourteen million gallons of water out of the Severn Tunnel every day is to be replaced.
The Severn Tunnel has been a project, which has involved lots of heroic engineering.
When I read articles like the one in the South Wales Argus, I am drawn back to the briefing I had from engineers at Sir Frederick Snow and Partners about their plan for a Severn Barrage, in the early 1970s.
It was a One-Design-Solves-Everything project and their plan, included a high speed railway and a motorway crossing between England and Wales.
June 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Engineering, Severn Barrage, Severn Tunnel | Leave a comment
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