8 November (Part 4) - Piles of concrete and steel
It’s
a fortnight since there was last
a proper photo update on what has been done in
Abbey Wood to prevent the new station sinking into the ground.
There have been pictures of
lavatories plonked on shop doorsteps and of
dozens of leylandeii removed from the trackside between the Lesnes
Abbey footbridge towards Belvedere, but progress on Abbey Wood’s new platform, its canopy
and the constant piling have been absent.
The latter is a particularly messy job; the hardcore on which the heavy
machinery stands soon turns to slime and has to be replaced. A casual observer
might think that the scene doesn’t look much different to what it was like two
weeks ago, but that is because most of the changes have been pushed 30 feet into the ground.
I understand that the new posters on the station, see image, are the work of Crossrail’s new Communications Manager. Among the
new photographs uploaded today may be seen
two of the top men from Network Rail - the smiliest pair -showing their
colleagues from South Eastern what a flat well drained platform should look like.
They are more used to a shalow paddling pool.
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