TWOmiles of track on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in north London has been replaced by Network Rail in aseries of weekend blockades since the end of August.
The work has taken place between Harringay Green Lanes and Upper Holloway and was in addition to strengthening work and repairs to support timbers on four bridges at Beaumont Road and Capworth Street, between Leyton Midland Road and Walthamstow Queens Road, and at Sebert Road and Balmoral Road,between Woodgrange Park and Wanstead Park.
Disrupted
London Overground GOBLIN services were severely disrupted after a freight train derailed on the largely elevated railway near Wanstead Park on January 23, 2020, damaging more than two-and-a-half miles of track and manylongitudinal timbers supporting the tracks on various bridges.The incident also exposed the need for urgent repairs to rotten timbers at four bridges to improve safety.