Programme of work and assessment reports

We want to provide our customers with as much information as possible about our work on the Historical Railways Estate. As part of this we publish our forward programme of maintenance work and the assessment reports we use to prioritise our maintenance activity online.

Programme of work and assessment reports

We have a major works programme for the Historical Railways Estate which includes schemes that have been identified for work in the next 5 years. It makes up a small proportion of our overall programme of maintenance to keep HRE structures safe. The majority of schemes listed in this programme have been paused to allow further review and consideration of the potential for repurposing structures or for their wider value for ecology or heritage. The list includes details of larger repair schemes we undertake as well any structures previously recommended for infill or demolition.

View our current works programme here.

In addition to the schemes listed in the programme, we carry out between 300 and 500 pieces of minor planned and reactive maintenance on the Historical Railways Estate each year. This work varies from structural repairs and vegetation removal, to repairing vehicle impact damage.

Infill and demolition proposals discussed at Stakeholder Advisory Forum (SAF) are awaiting ministerial feedback.

The SAF helps us by reviewing major work proposals for the Historical Railways Estate, ensuring future schemes take account of stakeholder feedback and opportunities to repurpose and reuse structures.

A full list of the structures we look after is also available.

Please get in touch if you'd like to know more about our work, the structures we look after, or any plans you're aware of for the future use of any of these structures: hreenquiries@nationalhighways.co.uk.

Assessment reports

Given the size of the Historical Railway Estate and the number of assessment reports, we'll publish them using a phased approach. We'll add to this archive on a regular basis, so more reports will be coming soon.

FFD/26 Hambridge Road Bridge 40-44 Tonnes

FFD/28 Green Lane Bridge – 3+Tonnes

FNS3 19m76ch Whitchurch Bridge – BE4

FWW2/1711 North Elham Station

GNQ4/14 Rowe Bridge - BE4

GTB/78 Paisley Road West – 40-44 Tonnes

HBR3/123 Stubbs Road, Walden Stubbs – 3+ Tonnes

HBR3/124 Malt Kiln Road, Little Smeation – 7.5+ Tonnes

HGG2/1 Church Lane – 5+ Tonnes

HGG2/1 Church Lane – 0 Tonnes

HIB/27 a0002 Southill Road Railway – 3+ Tonnes

HLP/5S Station Road - 18 Tonnes

HOL/1073 Parkeston

HTL/61 Ashfield Street – BE4

HYB/31 Hurstley Bridge Near Kinnersley – 3 Tonnes

HYB/33 Gough’s Bridge Kinnersley – 7.5 Tonnes

IMD/433 Mill Track Road – BE4

KLO/29 Melkington 3+ Tonnes

LAR/2 Glasgow Street 40-44 Tonnes

MAR/40 Ulverscroft Road - BE4

MCJ3/506 Cockwell Farm Road – BE4

MKT/461 Baddington Lane - 7.5 tonnes

MKT/461 Baddington Lane - BE4

NDL/23 Hackney Bottom – BE4

NPB/719 Benton Road - BE4

PMY2/76 Congham Road - 7.5 tonnes

PRD/2 Broomloan Road - BE4

PRD/3 Copland Road - 44 tonnes

PRD/5 Whitfield Road - 44 tonnes

QDS/1 Ratho Station Road - BE4

RMJ/55 Oldfield – 3 tonnes

SLH/3 Grinsdale - 7.5 Tonnes

SPF/15 Gairlochy - 40-44 Tonnes

SUX/4a Bramshall Tunnel

SNO/4 Crossley Street - 7.5 Tonnes

SIE/2289 Bluntisham – 40-44 Tonnes

TNQ/4m60ch Goshen Bridge – 40-44

UCJ/6 Rome Street – 40-44 Tonnes

VAN/6 Trewythen Fach Sidebridge – 3 Tonnes

WFM/833 Wellinditch - 40 Tonnes

WFM/836 Stow Maries Halt – 40-44 Tonnes

WHE/17 Port Hill Bridge, Hereford

WMC/1329 Leeds Bridge – 40-44 Tonnes

WTD/1 Bedcow - BE4

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