14.03.14
£2m Colne line renewal to go ahead – nine-day blockade
Network Rail is spending £2m on renewing a 1.5-mile stretch of track of track between Rose Grove and Brierfield in Lancashire to reduce the need for future maintenance and prevent disruption.
There will also be improvements made to a 2.3-mile section between Brierfield and Colne.
To complete the work, a nine-day closure of the line is required and there will be rail replacement buses from 30 March until 6 April, providing passengers with alternative travel between Colne and Rose Grove calling at Burnley Barracks, Burnley Central, Brierfield and Nelson.
As part of the work to renew the line, the jointed rail is being replaced by CWR (continuously welded rail). Network Rail says this will provide a “smoother, quieter and more reliable journey” for passengers.
Martin Frobisher, area director for Network Rail, said: “This work will provide an improved railway along the section of line between Colne and Rose Grove which will be more reliable and require less maintenance, helping us provide a safe and efficient railway.
“It is a significant piece of engineering which can only be carried out while the railway is closed. We have worked closely with Northern to plan the work so we can complete it as quickly and safely as possible and apologise for the disruption the work will cause.”
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