Working with Dyer and Butler for 2 weeks in South-West London
CAN carried out brickwork repairs and vegetation removal to Richmond Rail Bridge, helping preserve the Grade II listed structure while minimising disruption to both the operational railway and river traffic. The works formed part of the bridge’s ongoing maintenance, ensuring its historic fabric could continue to serve the rail network.
CAN was requested to undertake brickwork repairs and de-vegetation works to the Richmond Rail Bridge, a Grade II listed structure which was originally constructed in 1848 and upgraded in 1908.
The vegetation was to be removed using hand tools and then subsequently treated with a proprietary weed killer. Having removed the vegetation, the extent of the brickwork repairs could be ascertained: 4m2 of brickwork required replacement, with a further 28m2 of repointing identified.
Site constraints included working over water and working adjacent to the operational railway.
PTS (Personal Track Safety) qualified CAN technicians employed industrial rope access techniques to access the facades to the pier heads and cutwaters with a safety boat in attendance to provide rescue cover.
A flexible working pattern, requiring a combination of standard and out-of-hours shifts, enabled the brickwork refurbishment to be completed with minimal impact on the operational railway and river traffic.
