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Corrosion of main girder beam on bridge supporting rail lines
A hole was found in the central main girder on a bridge supporting rail line during inspection works.
23 May 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 745
Region: CROSS-UK
Vegetation damage to railway arches
Lack of clarity as to maintenance responsibilities leads to degradation of railway arches.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1064
Region: CROSS-UK
Stunts on bridges cause concern
A thrill-seeker travelling up and over the arch of a bridge, risking serious injury to themselves and others, raises the concerns of a reporter.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1136
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of metal cladding panels on bridges
This report discusses the findings of an investigation into the causes of the failure of metal cladding panels on a bridge parapet and provides recommendations concerning the use of pop rivets to fix such panels.
23 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 944
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of precast concrete 'L' shaped retaining wall
A recent incident occurred on a site, where a temporary precast retaining wall failed leading to a pile of clay approximately 3m high spilling through the wall.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 433
Region: CROSS-UK
Deflection of bridge girder under load
A report was received from a bridge examiner to say outer main girder of a short span railway bridge was moving up to 30mm under load.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 557
Region: CROSS-UK
Concrete encasement falls from bridge girder
Concerns were raised after sections of concrete from the bottom flange of a single encased girder became detached and fell onto an operational line.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 559
Region: CROSS-UK
Cantilever signal base failure - holding down bolts in bending
A railway asset owner noticed that a 9m cantilever signal structure was sagging alarmingly and stopped trains on the line to investigate the matter.
1 October 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 627
Region: CROSS-UK
Incomplete casting of composite brick/concrete parapets
A reporter states that during a parapet raising scheme over a mainline railway, a void up to 300mm deep was identified below existing coping bed level.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 635
Region: CROSS-UK
Railway tunnel ice strike
A train struck a block of ice, thought at first to have fallen from a tunnel.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 552
Region: CROSS-UK
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