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- Prep work for new chord at Anniesland (2)
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- With the unusual sight of a Colas class 60 being the 1st loco to be used during the preparation works!
Next year Glasgow Queen Street station will be closed for many weeks as part of the EGIP project. This will allow for platforms to be lengthened and the rails in the tunnel to be lowered for electrification purposes.
Therefore, NR have come up with the rather neat idea to build a 375m chord at Anniesland station to allow trains on the E&G to effectively go round in a circle (both clockwise and anti clockwise) under the streets of Glasgow!
Looking at the photograph, what you see is the embankment works behind the class 60 which will allow for two tracks (one from the new single lead jnct and one from the bay platform). Where the 60 is roughly where the points will create the new chord. The bay platform will remain and therefore where the embankment is, you will end up with a double track, but one will be from the bay platform and the other from the North Electric line into Glasgow Queen Street low level that you see the unit on.
You can also see the extent of the works in the narrow strip to the right between the houses and the rail line - lots of contractor kit and rail gear in here for the coming weeks ahead.
The Colas class 60 is 60085 and Colas 60087 was on the other end. The working was 6K25 Millerhill – Maryhill Jnct and unfortunately the class 60 never got any nearer than this, before heading back.
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- Tuesday 18 of August, 2015 [21:37:11 UTC] by GuyHouston
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