Buy Dideo Subscription
Highlights of the electrification work of the Bristol to Cardiff line over the last couple of years. Projects included installation of overhead line equipment in Chipping Sodbury tunnel, Patchway tunnel and the Severn tunnel. Supporting masts were also installed on the open track in between the tunnels. Various bridges had to be replace to allow for the extra height needed for the electrified trains. Three in Magor were replaced - Rogiet, Llandevenney and Huggets, Bridge Street in Newport and Splott Road in Cardiff. Newport Station was completely overhauled and de-vegetation took place in the Patchway Gap.
