A year after forming a unique partnership, Network Rail and the Severn Valley Railway have successfully collaborated on projects that save time, money, and enhance safety. The partnership has seen innovative solutions like drone inspections on heritage structures, providing cost savings and training opportunities for engineers.
Network Rail’s Central route and the Severn Valley Railway signed its unique partnership just over a year ago, providing an opportunity for each to benefit from the other’s expertise, technology and facilities.
Built in 1861, it is one of a small number of cast iron bridges remaining in the West Midlands still being used by trains and with it spanning the River Severn, routine structural assessments have traditionally been an expensive and lengthy process for the heritage railway. To mark the anniversary, colleagues from Network Rail and Severn Valley Railway today joined forces to restore heritage carriages and plan future projects which will help provide deliver even benefits for both heritage and main line passengers.
Gus Dunster, Severn Valley Railway’s managing director, said: “'When we set out on this partnership a year ago, we knew it was going to be a positive thing, but we didn't realise quite how beneficial it would turn out to be!
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