Top Tweets for #EssentialEngineering
π₯ What's ballast and why - and how - do we clean it across the railway?
There's a special member of our fleet that can do A LOT of work in just one night:
π https://t.co/ZWix9Q2vB4
#essentialengineering #track
πJust ... so ... mesmerising π
Enjoy one minute of the 'Octopus', or Skako ballast train in action...
π€οΈ Replacing ballast (the stones that support the track) at Milliken Park in Scotland last year.
#EssentialEngineering
β We're proud that a successful engineering project has kept the railway through Oxford flood-free despite more than 35 flood warnings and alerts as a result of the recent heavy rainfall.
β‘οΈ Find out more:
https://t.co/o7tF48NqZF
#PuttingPassengersFirst #EssentialEngineering
π½ π· Our #railwayfamily is working 24/7 to improve your rail journey, and keep essential services moving ...
π https://t.co/NxIqPCUR3S
#puttingpassengersfirst #essentialengineering
π£οΈ We've had a great response to our proposals to untangle a notorious bottleneck in Croydon and give you better services.
π€ What's a bottleneck on the railway and how do we get rid of one? π€οΈπ
π https://t.co/g8gNfB7CAz
#PuttingPassengersFirst #EssentialEngineering
π€οΈβοΈ Track renewals - when our specialised fleet replaces existing 'life-expired' rails and sleepers with high-performing new ones, ensuring safe and reliable journeys for passengers for years to come. π
β‘οΈ https://t.co/QhqCTvWe7u
#EssentialEngineering #PuttingPassengersFirst
π§ Our work clearing vegetation by the railway helps to keep trains running safely and on time
We continue to carry out works to ensure services are fit for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
β‘οΈ https://t.co/vrO2sa5XUt
#EssentialEngineering #PuttingPassengersFirst
π€οΈβοΈ Track renewals - when our specialised fleet replaces existing 'life-expired' rails and sleepers with high-performing new ones, ensuring safe and reliable journeys for passengers for years to come. π
β‘οΈ https://t.co/QhqCTvWe7u
#EssentialEngineering #PuttingPassengersFirst
π¦An upgrade to the signalling system in the Clacton-on-Sea area in Essex is well underway!
Read about our signalling improvements across Britain and why they mean fewer delays to your journeys:
β‘οΈ https://t.co/jLnSr5HCmr
#PassengersFirst #EssentialEngineering
We renew track all year round to keep your journeys moving safely.
Find out more about our 20,000 miles of track and how we maintain it:
https://t.co/SadK1cOynf
#EssentialEngineering
π£Behold! The Ballast Mesmeriser! ππ€
Well, that's not it's real name. But it's still cool! It's just one of the super machines we use to keep your journeys safe and on time.
Five things you didn't know about our fleet β¬οΈ
https://t.co/q9KhEmuE5X
#essentialengineering
β‘οΈ Did you know Britain's 1οΈβ£st electric railway opened #onthisday in 1883?
Magnus Volk's Electric Railway in Brighton is still the world's oldest in operation.
Here's how we keep electrifying the railway for you:
β‘οΈ https://t.co/fOoQzhf3rj
#EssentialEngineering #railheritage
π·ββοΈπ· We're continuing essential maintenance and upgrades all over Britain to keep the railway safe and reliable for your journeys. π
Here's just some of our work this month...
β‘ https://t.co/vJrpQ9km7K
#EssentialEngineering
πJust ... so ... mesmerising π
Enjoy one minute of the 'Octopus', or Skako ballast train in action...
π€οΈIt's replacing ballast (the stones that support the track) at Milliken Park in Scotland.
#EssentialEngineering @NetworkRailSCOT
π¦Upgrades to signalling feature strongly in our bank holiday engineering works.ποΈ
How do they improve the railway - and services for passengersβ
β‘οΈttps://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/how-do-signalling-upgrades-improve-the-railway/
#EssentialEngineering
π¨π§ The railway is a neighbour for 22 million people.
π·ββοΈπ· Our workforce continue to carry out #EssentialEngineering works to keep vital goods moving and services running while doing our best to keep disruption to a minimum.
β‘οΈ https://t.co/ltGAGFCHpe
#LivingByTheRailway
π·ββοΈπ· Our engineers are hard at work at projects across Britain aimed at reducing the risks of landslips - and delays to passengers.
What causes #landslipsβ How do we try to prevent them and how do we respond when they happen?
β‘οΈ https://t.co/sTiTCsLdKo
#EssentialEngineering
π·ββοΈπ· Essential maintenance and upgrades continue across Britain to keep the railway safe and reliable for passengers and freight operators. π
Here's just some of our work in June...
β‘ https://t.co/zFZNOJJhpX
#EssentialEngineering
π·ββοΈπ· We continue to carry out essential maintenance and upgrades to keep the railway safe and reliable for passengers and freight operators. π
Here's a look at just some of our work last month...
β‘ https://t.co/e8loqNO69e
#EssentialEngineering
π Viaducts are a critical part of the railway - and some of them are over 100 years old!
π We work carefully to maintain and upgrade them - like this one at Harper's Brook on the Midland Main Line.
β‘ https://t.co/TN7TaBWF2r
#EssentialEngineering
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