{"id":94838,"date":"2021-06-16T11:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=94838"},"modified":"2021-06-18T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T07:52:12","slug":"innovative-railway-footbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/innovative-railway-footbridge\/94838\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail\u2019s innovative railway footbridge design unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkrail.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Network Rail<\/a>\u2019s new modular bridge design that could transform rail crossings across Britain has been unveiled at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raillive.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rail Live<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Network Rail currently has just one option when considering building a new footbridge or replacing an old one, the standard non-station footbridge design that is heavy, unattractive and expensive to deliver.<\/p>\n<p>Made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/lightweight-sustainable-bridge\/75343\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from a lightweight material<\/a>, the new environmentally friendly bridge design can be installed in a matter of days, and its modern, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/guides-reviews\/modular-advantage-modular-design-edition\/94633\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modular design<\/a> means it can be adapted to different locations.<\/p>\n<p>It also features built-in monitoring to assess usage and maintenance needs.<\/p>\n<p>This new design is made from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=71687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fibre-Reinforced Polymer<\/a> (FRP) \u2013 a lightweight material that is widely used in other industries, including the manufacture of aircraft and cars. The material is very strong but lightweight, leading to lower transport and installation costs.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped the ground-breaking design will be adopted across the country as part of a wider programmer of work to transform how footbridges are built on the rail network in future, as well as providing an attractive alternative to repairing existing crossings.<\/p>\n<p>The next phase of the project involves developing sustainable procurement and construction options as well as a ramped version of the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The prototype has been trial built at a test centre in Long Marston, Warwickshire, and will go on show there at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raillive.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 RAIL Live event<\/a> on June 16-17.<\/p>\n<h3>Bringing a lightweight, low-cost footbridge to life<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Cross, Network Rail programme manager, said: \u201cWe were able to take a different approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has allowed us to work with several small and medium-sized businesses, many of whom haven\u2019t worked on railway projects before but have the skills and expertise to bring the concept of a lightweight, low-cost footbridge to life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn just 11 months we have developed a prototype bridge that is stunning in design, environmentally friendly and will take days and not weeks to install and thereby causing less disruption for the surrounding community.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network Rail\u2019s new modular bridge design that could transform rail crossings across Britain has been unveiled at Rail Live today (June 16).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[942],"tags":[91241,594,676,279,579,916,627,696,665,928,621,280],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-94838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-bridge-construction","8":"tag-building-design","9":"tag-construction","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-infrastructure","12":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","13":"tag-modular-construction","14":"tag-offsite-construction","15":"tag-project-management","16":"tag-rail-network","17":"tag-sme","18":"tag-transport"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Network Rail\u2019s innovative railway footbridge design unveiled<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Network Rail\u2019s new modular bridge design that could transform rail crossings across Britain has been unveiled at Rail Live today (June 16)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/innovative-railway-footbridge\/94838\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Network Rail\u2019s innovative railway footbridge design unveiled\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Network Rail\u2019s new modular bridge design that could transform rail crossings across Britain has been unveiled at Rail Live today (June 16)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/innovative-railway-footbridge\/94838\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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