在西海岸主线上完成的16天大修16天大修后更可靠的旅程
8月5日星期一续约在8月5日星期一的大海岸主线上重新开放了繁忙的交界处。
7月20日星期六和8月4日星期六之间，网络铁路工程师曾升级轨道，布线，架空线路和跨Acton亚搏彩票软件官网 Grange Junction的信令，作为伟大的北铁路项目的一部分。
Acton Grange is a key section of the West Coast main line between Crewe and Preston. It helps connect Chester and Warrington to Manchester in the East and Wigan, Preston, the Lake District and Scotland to the West Midlands and London. It's used by over 260 trains every day.
The vital upgrades to the junction have brought the outdated追踪和现代标准的设备进一步提高了经济上重要的西海岸主线的可靠性。
While the work took place, many trains were diverted onto different lines. This plan was agreed by the rail industry to keep passengers and goods moving.
Key stats on Acton Grange junction renewal:
- Total work time to replace the junction was 69,120 hours
- 每天近500人在项目上工作
- 所有四个铁路、架空电缆signalling equipment and unique ‘double diamond’ crossing system have been ripped out and replaced to modern standards
- 1133 yards of track was renewed
- 3,200 tonnes of track foundation stone was replaced
- 22 engineering trains were used
- 安装了48个开关和交叉面板（允许从一条轨道移动到另一个轨道的列车）。
充分利用封闭件
£9m was also invested to upgrade 4000m of track and 2000m drainage through Sutton Tunnel, in Frodsham and remove a track crossing near Runcorn East station.
这项工作提出，在线封闭的时间被送达，因为Acton Grange升级。如果没有同时交付，这项工作将在线需要额外的13天封闭。
这个重要的工作将提高这些使用过的轨道部分的安全性和可靠性。