Peacock Precision provided engineers around the clock to remove and install the new railway bridge. Passengers and residents in Leamington Spa are being invited to find out more about an essential railway bridge upgrade this Easter.
Engineering
Leamington Spa rail bridge
Leamington Spa rail bridge
Project Overview


Rugby Road railway bridge
The replacement of the bridge, over the A445, was part of a £2.4m investment designed to improve journeys from Nuneaton to Leamington Spa.The huge structure was seen being driven through Leamington Spa on Friday. Work took place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, with rail journeys resuming on the line on Tuesday. The bridge, on Rugby Road, needed to be replaced, Network Rail said, because its condition limited trains passing over it to 20mph (32 km/h).
Rugby Road railway bridge over the A445 will be completely replaced from Thursday 14 April to Tuesday 19 April as part of a £2.4m investment to improve future journeys between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa. A speed limit of 20mph is currently in place for trains because of the existing bridge’s condition. When the new structure is installed the speed limit can be lifted meaning faster, more reliable journeys for passengers in time for Commonwealth Games events this summer. Warwick District Council has given Network Rail permission to use a section of Potterton Sports Fields as a temporary site compound during the project.






Our work
The works included the removal of the old bridge, which weighed 372 tonnes, installation of the new 60-tonne bridge, 800 tonnes of railway foundation stone being laid on the new bridge and tracks being reinstated.
This will let engineers build the new bridge nearby before the whole thing is driven down the A445 by a huge transporter vehicle known as a SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) during a full railway closure over the Easter bank holiday. For the essential upgrade to be safely carried out, some roads and footpaths will also be closed at certain times over the coming months*. Network Rail is inviting residents and businesses to find out more about how the work could impact them between 3pm and 7pm on Thursday 17 March at The Jephson Hotel – formerly the Falstaff Hotel – 16-20 Warwick New Road, CV32 5JQ.
Client Testimonial
“Replacing Rugby Road railway bridge is a complex engineering project and I’d like to thank residents and businesses in advance of this major work, and also for their patience while we’ve been upgrading another bridge at Princes Drive nearby. There will be some disruption during the £2.4m Rugby Road upgrade which is why we’re holding an information event at The Jephson Hotel so people can find out more. I’d urge anyone to come along and meet some of the project team and we can explain in person how this important work is making the railway in Leamington better for the future.”
Paul Randall, scheme project manager for Network Rail
New railway bridge to be driven through Leamington Spa this Easter
A new railway bridge is driven through the streets of Leamington Spa this Easter.
Network Rail is completely replacing Rugby Road railway bridge over the A445 as part of a £2.4m investment to improve future journeys for passengers and freight between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa.
During a full railway and road closure from late on Thursday 14 April to early Tuesday 19 April, the existing 118-year-old bridge* will be removed by a huge 96-wheeled transporter vehicle known as a SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter).
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