RAILWAY VIADUCT RENEWAL (full project in time lapse)

Holmes Chapel Viaduct Renewal featuring 2 off Colmar T10000FS
West Coast Main Line
VIDEO in Time Lapse

[@lasalleman]

Really amazing. When I was a kid back in the 50s, a project like this would take 6 months or or maybe a year. This was done super-fast. Looks very high-quality.

[@johnmoore8016]

Someone had it all in one very small sock for this job. I bet everyone knew their job and done it right the first time. thanks for a very good video.

[@AntonyShannon]

Stunning Victorian viaduct; well done guys

[@Phantomthecat]

Great job, delivered in a blistering timeframe.

[@fredblair4307]

great pity there were no video cameras around when the viaduct was originally built to be able to watch the immense construction effort needed to build a massive structure like this entirely from engineering bricks

[@VideoNOLA]

These top-notch videos are always super-watchable because the weather there is constantly overcast and gray, whereas timelapse videos by their U.S. counterparts become almost dizzyingly stroboscopic as the scene oscillates among sun, clouds, rain, nightfall and sunrise.

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Good to see a magnificent Victorian viaduct still in use for its intended purpose and being future-proofed. Would have liked to see the work in real time with more explanations of what was happening.

[@Andrewjg_89]

Very nice viaduct as well.

[@brianmorris8045]

I love the thinking of the engineers who do this sort of work.

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

Wow, incredible and astonishing work !

[@warrenwilson4818]

Marvelous confluence of old and new, You're right, how can the public enjoy this except through drone and KZbin.

[@derekrhind1793]

Well done guys. Someone should get this crew over to the M6 works. Two years on and they've managed to move four buckets full of soil and cause traffic chaos for millions.

[@trunker007]

Well said

[@sapper82]

Network Rail take possession of a length of track for renewal work and it's 24/7 by their & the contractor's lads until the job is done. Roads Agency cones off sections of motorway & main roads and how often are worksites left to lie idle over weekends, bank holidays etc?

[@horrocksd92]

Another year on and the situation remains very much the same on the M6....

[@Richard-pe4cx]

yeah but they are doing the M4 as well ,aren't they ?

[@BadDriversOfAugustaGeorgia]

This is the difference between a task done by workers who are there to do the job and workers who are there to have the job.

[@LordCarpenter]

Nicely done!

[@cynthiacarter532]

The arches are so elegant looking. We don't see those in the US.

[@randallbanks1589]

I noticed that there's a gap between the sets of concrete bases that were put in. Is that where the rain goes? and then flows down to drains in the middle of the arch supports?

[@TheFreshSpam]

Its to allow it to 'breathe' and move and fluctuate in different heat so it doesn't crack

[@RouXRenard]

Bravo, guys

[@Radionut]

Wow that was a beautiful job and done on a timely basis to. I can see that it’s winter time because there is no leaves on the trees but man that land around it is lush and green. Thanks for those beautiful video. What is the name of the music that plays throughout the video

[@jerryrigsit5400]

Great job...

[@klbird]

Work well done as the old viaduct has been preserved as history, and will able to serve for another century. In the US we would have ripped down the old brick arches and replaced them with ugly concrete pylons.

[@xaiano794]

because people aren't prepared to pay the bill - this renewal will have cost far more than replacing the entire structure

[@johnwalsh3635]

Ken Bird These old structures are listed and therefore protected under the law.

[@danielrose1392]

Xaiano don't think this operation was more expensive than a rebuild. There was nothing particular expensive involved in this renewal. The point is, if you keep up with maintenance at the important points, you won't have to pay an expensive bill in 10,20 or maybe 100 years. This renewal did nothing to strengthen the bridge. By no means this reinforced the bridge, instead the waterproofing prevents future damage to the structure.

[@JasperJanssen]

This is basically just a roadway upgrade, the structural work is separate from that (but the existence of cleared areas around all the pylons in the overview shot suggests they've also done some repointing here and there).

[@johnmoore8016]

Was everything pre-made then trucked to the worksite? how long did it that them to lay one section down. I bet they were not taking coffee breaks ever thirty minutes. these people have it in one very small sock. Thanks for an outstanding video. (Mississippi gulf coast, USA)

[@kanishka.b8550]

One of Windows lock screen pic! Cool

[@Wolfyjinny]

They should have given these guys the contract for the M5 J1-2 Viaduct!

[@MrFakit]

Is that all the ballast just dumped beside the road below?

[@trying58]

Great video - thanks!

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Very impressive work, viaduct. What was the time scale? Work that do, is never seen by the travelling public, and they should spend more time, examining the fine work you do.

[@srt-rail]

From the 13th to the 24th of February 2016.

[@samanli-tw3id]

Did the trains service resume during the construction?

[@jeremywilcox]

More impresive is that they left the knitting up! Would be interested to know what the loading diffrence was seeing how heavy the slabs where. They sure knew how to build them!

[@Westhamsterdam]

These things date back to the 1840´s. There are no crucial elements so these viaduct bridges (as long as they are maintained) can last pratically forever! The true marvels of victorian engineering! How did they build these things in the frst place without heavy machinery?

[@Spookieham]

A lot of these Victorian structures were completely overbuilt as they didn't have the technology to be extremely accurate in their calculations. Hence many of them still standing after well over a hundred years.

[@SenileOtaku]

Now let's see them re-master this video, but with "Yakety Sax" playing.

[@matthewmcinerney4228]

Good ole Murphy.paddy the best builder in the world.

[@FarlandHowe]

good video and great work. How do you get the bedding for the concrete so smooth?

[@xaiano794]

levelled by hand using sand and a plank of wood

[@22pcirish]

Laser guided levelling.

[@TheFreshSpam]

You have to sand it down with your bare hand

[@ferchorodriguez4956]

Audio?

[@manxman8008]

Looks like you made it into an aquaduct using concrete slabs, then put a train on top to make a viaduct!

[@jeffreyg3831]

What about the structure underneath all of that? The arches look like they are in disrepair. Please comment. Thank you.

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

I'm not an expert but I know these structures are checked every few years, if not annually. That viaduct is 180 years old and will be maintained regularly and will probably last another 180 years.

[@manxman8008]

Would have been nice to explain why it was done, and why using this method

[@Westhamsterdam]

Try the railway gazette. Basically the bridge needed new water-proofing & pointing. they did all the jobs at once as the line had to close.

[@bigredc222]

Why did they finish the track on the right, then pull it all back up?At 2:06 it's done, at 2:15 it's all pulled back up.

[@tutekohe1361]

The camera was moved to the other end of the bridge, made it look like the same track was being lifted.

[@ZalMoxis]

Nice Tartarian construct

[@granskare]

was this used in the Harry Potter films?

[@karlosbricks2413]

no, that was filmed in Scotland on the far north line (I think) on the line to Mallaig and Fort William, and that line is single track for most of it's length and not electrified

[@Spookieham]

@@karlosbricks2413 Glenfinnian Viaduct was used

[@Maloy7800]

5,237 health and safety briefings conducted.

[@ElmerCat]

There's a good description of this project, explaining how the drainage works, among other things: www.railengineer.uk/2016/03/30/right-on-the-bubble/

[@juncusbufonius]

It's a shame they don't explain anything really. To the casual observer they took out ballast and replaced it with concrete. How did that make any difference?

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

Stabilizes the underlayment in a huge way - with the concrete base, the shifting of the ballast will not be as much, therefore long-term maintenance will be easier and less costly - at least in my opinion :)

[@ElmerCat]

There's a good description of this project, explaining how the drainage works, among other things: www.railengineer.uk/2016/03/30/right-on-the-bubble/

[@peternicholson2458]

What happens to the water caught in the ballast in the concrete trough?

[@rumbler900]

It freezes and then cracks the rail bed bringing yet more work for grubby lil companies that taxpayers have to fork out for. I would have preferred it to be either not done or completely knocked down and replaced with ugly concrete at least the maintainance would be cut and hence the bill

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

yes, nigel is an engineer and knows all this to be true - now, for reality, there is drainage through-out the viaduct for that reason

[@ElmerCat]

There's a good description of this project, explaining how the drainage works, among other things: www.railengineer.uk/2016/03/30/right-on-the-bubble/

[@Westhamsterdam]

@@rumbler900 Didn´t the company give this work an infinate life span????? These bridges are listed & quite rightly so.

[@rumbler900]

@@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel only just bothered to reply to your comment .....not sorry about that lololo

[@mickb6285]

Good job, but that excavator driver placing the pcc slabs at 1:10 wants telling to quit lifting with his hitch outstretched. If the bucket ram hose bursts the hitch will swing down and the slab will hit the deck and anyone in the way. The answer: GET CLOSER!!

[@woodrat2296]

Forgive my asking, but exactly how much experience do you think the operator of the excavator has? More than you perhaps?

[@mickb6285]

Just because he may have been doing something for a long time doesn't make it less dangerous. And, since you asked I have been on machines for 32 years.

[@ronaldoalvescosta4592]

What is the name of the music?

[@TheDheisom]

Parece loucura, mas a música de fundo parece da Tara Macdonald - I need a Miracle. 😁

[@warrenwilson4818]

Great Victorian engineering. Poor Theresa May announced her resignation today (May 24, 2019.)

[@ybrix101]

Where is this?

[@michealmatthews9377]

in cheshire not far from manchester airport

[@johnkrols7974]

53°12'28.7"N 2°20'30.6"W

[@alanrickards622]

Holmes Chapel, a few miles north of Crewe on the line towards Manchester.

[@grego3150]

Erm......holmes chapel is not on the west coast main line

[@alanrickards622]

grego3150 Holmes Chapel is on the branch of the West Coast line that carries some of the Euston to Manchester services that run via Crewe.

[@grego3150]

Alan Rickards Caption says west coast main line but its clearly not is it

[@nickcollins7568]

It's the Saltersford viaduct on the Manchester branch of West Coast main line

[@grego3150]

Still not the west coast main line though

[@johnpirie4804]

@@grego3150 It's considered part of the west coast main line as it carries west coast main line train services

[@mickcarson8504]

Wasn't this viaduct a fresh water river delivered to the nearby villages?

[@brianmorris8045]

Great vid, just drop the volume of the music...the volume doesn't enhance the quality of the vid one bit..the music itself is good too..I am just sick of having to drop the volume all the time.

[@JohnPlant90]

Such a chore - well done for coping with life's challenges

[@xaiano794]

Isn't it amazing how people want to preserve old engineering works but vehemently oppose new ones? I wonder what our country would be like today if our forefathers had been as short sighted selfish and obstructive as people today... "Oh no, we don't want a viaduct across our lovely valley, those noisy steam trains will spoil our view" "You can't build the Clifton suspension bridge, it's a national heritage site" "The North Yorkshire moors railway would destroy the beauty of the landscape, it must be stopped!...."

[@karlosbricks2413]

um, none of that has ever changed, people often opposed railways being built in their area, but like people opposing new infrastructure often are unable to do anything. we are driven forwards by new infrastructure, despite the constant criticisms it always has universally received, normally unfoundedly.

[@dolvaran]

Individual railways were authorised via discrete Acts of Parliament. The planning process was entirely different from what we have today. Only the key landowners had any say in it (and were given 'inducements'). 'Disgruntled from Tonbridge' had no say in the matter.

[@dubsy1026]

Well if they were proposing to drive a railway through something like a castle, I imagine most people opposed to ripping down viaducts also wouldn't be massive fans of that. There's a big difference between putting a viaduct in, and tearing down an old, perfectly working structure to make way for a new one with very few actual advantages

[@mittfh]

Currently in preparation stages (e.g. vegetation clearance) is the country's second high speed line, pushed through despite opposition from almost every local authority along the route and spiralling costs.

[@dubsy1026]

@@mittfh I don't really know who you are trying to counter with that, it's not really relevent to the discussion at hand.

[@clayhendricks929]

music has something to be desired

[@scottmitchell8273]

In Australia that would have taken 15 years and still not comlpete

[@damianpeterkelly1234]

Network rail work miracles google bridge replacements, they usually do them in three days.mad.

[@paulieplayspoorly]

And 800 million over budget, if it's NSW. Half of Parl. on a higher hourly rate cos they're on a committee investigating why.

[@dokbob5795]

I'd have preferred to watch it over 11 days without the 'music'.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

You do know there is a "mute" button, right? smh

[@HAZYFALKIRK]

Should say surface replacement

[@Audio_Book_Nut]

I am surprised that on a job of this magnitude there were no women on the team.

[@adrianpeterspeters6149]

Well done, so no chance of thinking about new railways, oh, lets just keep the victorian route, T.G.V. anyone, oops, sorry you voted out of the e.c.,

[@robtyman4281]

The UK doesn't have the space that your country (France) has. We can't simply build a dead straight new high speed line just like that - even if the money were available to. The UK has the same number of people as France but France is three times as big geographically. You do the math as an American would say. Just imagine if France had a population of around 100 million people - with about 7 or 8 more cities in it..........then perhaps you'd get the idea about over-crowdedness and lack of space. There is HS2 (a brand new High speed line) in the early stages of preparation but even this new 'state of the art' line won't be dead straight.....it'll just have fewer bends that the existing West Coast main line. As I mentioned, the UK is too crowded to have a high speed line without any bends for 40 miles. Oh, and did I mention that the government had chronically underestimated how much it would all cost?? yep over £100billion (don't know what this is in Euros.....but it's an eye watering amount of money). Oh, and the fact that HS2 is opposed by loads of different interest groups (not just Environmental ones) all over the UK. The level of opposition to HS2 is huge.....it may yet never see the light of day, and be 'mothballed' in about 3 years time. I'm willing to bet that HS2 will never happen and will be abandoned. By the time we've built that 3rd runway at Heathrow, paid off the EU, fully de-carbonised our economy, and been dragged into a war with Iran by the US, there won't be any money left to keep HS2 going. So my reckoning is that in the end HS2 won't happen. We'll have just wasted several billion pounds compiling reports and carrying out surveys.

[@Romgenas]

All water stays in, then frozen and then broken....

[@johnmoreton459]

Romgenas There are drain holes in the side of the viaduct I presume they hooked up to those existing homes for proper drainage

[@JasperJanssen]

I'm sure that the *british* engineers completely missed the concept of "rain" existing.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

I'm sure your PhD in Engineering made you figure this out ::heavily dripping sarcasm::

[@hddvkkvvhkv8589]

Odporný hudební paskvil, nedal se poslouchat.

[@seanswindells4700]

Great video but terrible and annoying music?