Highley station is getting its new passenger footbridge - 35 years after the old one was demolished as 'unsafe'.
With grant aid of £150,000 from the Government regional development agency Advantage West Midlands, and £100,000 from the European Regional Development Fund, work on laying the foundations began this week. The completed bridge is expected to be in use by Easter.
Passenger access to the single platform at the Severn Valley Railway's 1862-built 'showcase' Great Western Railway station has been by wooden-boarded crossing since the old bridge was taken down in 1974 - but when a train is standing in the station, platform access is blocked by the carriages.
The new bridge, spanning the line at the south end of the station close to the site of the original one, is being constructed to resemble a traditional GWR footbridge, in keeping with the 19th century 'period' appearance of the station, which has long been a draw for feature and television film producers. Highley station featured extensively in the opening scenes of the December 2005 box-office smash, 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.
Fabrication of the bridge is being undertaken by the Redditch, Worcestershire, structural steelwork specialists Tanard Products Ltd, and will be erected by Kidderminster building contractors George Law Ltd.
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