
Chris Halpin
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Head of Communications @NetworkRail - former News Reporter/Newsreader for @ITVCentral. Living in the Peak District with my daft labs Ozzy & Forrest
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-halpin 08-10-2009 17:27:43
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🎺A fitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in the station today, from the amazing CBSO 🎸Playing BlackSabbath in front of OzzyBull was an emotional moment 👊🏼 We’re so proud to host events that celebrate this great city and its amazing people #birminghamforever




🚨4 DAYS TO GO🚨 🏗️Stockport's Greek Street railway bridge will be replaced from this Saturday🚧 The new one is coming by sea and road from Ireland 🌊⛴️🚛🛣️ 📺Watch below or read more👇 gloo.to/F2DT ❌Rail closures 2-23 August - please check National Rail

📺VIDEO UPDATE🛤️ 👷🏼♂️We’re sorry for the disruption after we’ve had to close the railway tunnel between Whitehaven and Corkicle 🚫 Please check National Rail or NORTHERN 🚆 before you travel 🗓️ Read more gloo.to/F29U or watch a message from our track director👇🏻


Work has started to replace the Greek Street bridge in Stockport 🏗️ This weekend, engineers are preparing the overhead line equipment ⚡️ to protect it during the reconstruction 👷🏽 Please plan your journeys in advance on National Rail between now and 23 Aug.


📍Today at Greek Street in Stockport. 🗓️ We’ve dropped the overhead wires that power the trains and built safety decks that will allow our teams to work at height safely. 👉 For travel advice while we complete this work (until 23 August), check National Rail.


✨ New track for Mac✨ ⏱️ We’re halfway through our £5.7m investment at Macclesfield station. The new membrane, ballast and sleepers are looking good! Please check National Rail for journeys until 📅 23 Aug.


👷🏼♂️Making Tracks in Macclesfield👷🏼♂️ 🔧This week we’ve been busy with major railway improvements on the West Coast Main Line 🛤️ ‼️While the line is closed until 23 August - please check National Rail Avanti West Coast CrossCountry Trains Network Rail

🗓️ We’re a week into a planned railway closure in Stockport, where we’re replacing the 67-year-old Greek Street bridge. 🎥 In this video, we head down to the site to find out how the work is progressing. ✅ For travel advice while we complete this work, check National Rail.

How it started ➡️ how it’s going These two images show the bridge before 200 beams were removed 🏗️ and the 60m gap left once they were all gone. Please check National Rail until 📆 23 August. More: gloo.to/F7wp


They’re here 🤩 🏗️ The first beam has been lifted into place at Greek Street. One down…17 to go! Please check National Rail before you travel until 📅 23 Aug.


Work at Greek Street 🏗️ in sunny Stockport is progressing well. This week, we’ve started to install the new bridge, which will be ready for trains to pass under it on 📅 23 Aug. Please check National Rail for journeys until then.

Today I saw the stunning new 3.4km Colne Valley Viaduct: soon to be UK’s longest rail bridge, it frees up capacity & gives resilience to West Coast Mainline & other routes. It has won the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust Commission Trust’s Building Beauty award: it is graceful; monumental; superb.



⏳We’re just hours away from resuming passenger services through Stockport! 🚧 Today, we poured over 500 cubic metres of concrete onto the newly-installed bridge at Greek Street. 🔍 If you’re travelling today or tomorrow, please check before you travel at National Rail.