HS2 starts installing UK’s longest rail bridge

By Daniel Gayne2022-05-31T09:18:00

Colne Valley Viaduct launch girder from below showing hoist May 2022

The 700-tonne bridge-building machine will install 1,000 unique bridge segments across two miles

The installation of the UK’s longest railway viaduct began today with the launch of a 700-tonne bridge-building machine.

The Colne Valley Viaduct, which will stretch for 3.4km once complete, will eventually carry high speed trains across a series of lakes and waterways between Hillingdon and the M25 as part of the planned HS2 line.

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