26 September (Part 2) - A busy day in Abbey Wood
Unlike last weekend,
no one could say that Crossrail have not done a lot today.
East of the station the track renewal is being extended further towards Belvedere. It’s the same operation that was
seen on 5th and 6th September but in a less accessible place so no big photo feature this time.
The more dramatic change was half a mile to the west where the old Bostall Manorway footbridge was being removed
despite no alternative route being available for several more months.
It was quite a lengthy operation though not as time consuming as
erecting the new one. I am grateful to Network Rail’s Traffic Marshall for helping to pass
the time with a brief history of Africa and where not to go if visiting Jamaica. I now know about African
Granville Tailer Woods who invented many things including an overhead electric railway system.
The bridge removal from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. is pictured here.
(35 images.) As is too often the case with these big Crossrail operations the best and sometimes only viewing point looks straight into the sun.