National Hugewaste

Risk handlers for the DfT. Ensuring disused railway structures are never valued. Fully across the brief. Slightly moistened pants. Occasionally petrified.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We noted our examiners' view that repairs should be carried out to #BraughingBridge within 12 months.
We noted our consultants' view that corrosion to its edge girders should be monitored.
We noted @EastHerts view that propping should be installed for support.
Safety.
What?

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Phil Dynn, our Senior Engineer, is back from his three-year secondment as Sympathetic Support Guru to our Notional Initiative Team.
Lessons learned in that role are already being applied in the management of legacy railway structures.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Phil Dynn, our Senior Engineer, is back from his three-year secondment as Sympathetic Support Guru to our Notional Initiative Team.
Lessons learned in that role are already being applied in the management of legacy railway structures.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We're back!

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We're investing £7.5M to abandon @QburyTunnel, four years after spending £7.2M making it safe for future reuse.
For pity's sake, there's a new crack. What if a shaft collapses or somebody's killed by falling masonry?
You wouldn't be laughing then.
STOP LAUGHING!
@LilianGreenwood

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We're investing £7.5M to abandon @QburyTunnel, four years after spending £7.2M making it safe for future reuse.
For pity's sake, there's a new crack. What if a shaft collapses or somebody's killed by falling masonry?
You wouldn't be laughing then.
STOP LAUGHING!
@LilianGreenwood

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We made mistakes around the infilling of #GreatMusgraveBridge and are working hard to put them right. We understand the concerns being expressed.
However, we are determined to prove ourselves worthy custodians of legacy railway structures.
Please judge us on our future actions.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Our engineer, Phil Dynn, is seeking views on options for the management of several legacy structures:

1 infill
2 burial within Type 1 stone
3 void removal beneath span
4 envelopment within foam concrete
5 aggregate embankment around superstructure.

All feedback welcome.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

It's unacceptable that campaigners misrepresent evidence to undermine our efforts, whilst we diligently carry out planned, permanent works for routine asset management purposes using rights intended only for immediate, temporary interventions in emergency situations.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Self-evidently, our infilling of #RudgateBridge under emergency powers was entirely justified.
We had a 2-year old inspection that recommended fencing repairs and the bridge was only able to carry 32t vehicles on a road restricted to 3t.
The evidence could not be more compelling.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Self-evidently, our infilling of #RudgateBridge under emergency powers was entirely justified.
We had a 2-year old inspection that recommended fencing repairs and the bridge was only able to carry 32t vehicles on a road restricted to 3t.
The evidence could not be more compelling.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We don't need consent to retain a Class Q infill beyond 12 months as our engineer has personally arranged with Suella Braverman to have the requirement revoked for any planned emergencies involving localised stonework displacement of less than 2mm.
We have the emails.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

Great Musgrave bridge: that went well.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We take a zero-tolerance approach to criminality at our legacy structures.
So we have today reported to the Police our use of Class Q emergency powers to infill safe bridges and failure to pay the £50 rent @QburyTunnel which cost taxpayers £7M.
The Met is going to investigate.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We take a zero-tolerance approach to criminality at our legacy structures.
So we have today reported to the Police our use of Class Q emergency powers to infill safe bridges and failure to pay the £50 rent @QburyTunnel which cost taxpayers £7M.
The Met is going to investigate.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We are committed to improving our stakeholder engagement so we have sought detailed information from the Eden Valley and Stainmore railways for our Great Musgrave bridge retrospective planning application.
We have also sent them a shovel and two tubes of Polycell ‘Fix and Grout’.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

We are committed to improving our stakeholder engagement so we have sought detailed information from the Eden Valley and Stainmore railways for our Great Musgrave bridge retrospective planning application.
We have also sent them a shovel and two tubes of Polycell ‘Fix and Grout’.

[National Hugewaste @NatHugewaste]

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@NationalHways

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We have awarded 14 works contracts worth £192K as part of ongoing preparations for doing absolutely no work at all at 68 structures where infilling or demolition has been paused by the Government.
Move along now please.
#NothingToSeeHere

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@markannand @theHREgroup @NationalHways Yes, there is a lift.