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.
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.
AEB/2117 South Road - 3 Tonnes
AEB/2122 Painter Bridge - 13 Tonnes
AGB/3 Luffness mains - 3 tonnes
AKC/35 Haugh Head, Wooler - BE4
AKC/73 Whittingham Station - BE4
AYH/1 Limekiln Road - 11 tonnes
BCL 96m79ch Crows Castle Bridge - 6 tonnes
BCL/100m33ch Syrefor Road Bridge – 7.5 Tonnes
BLN/8 Caythorpe Station Bridge - 40-44 tonnes
BOK1/283 Dalston Lane – 18+ Tonnes
BUI/26 Red Barn Overbridge – 7.5 Tonnes
BYS/477 Aldeby Bridge 40-44 Tonnes
CAL 3m29ch Chilworthy Road – 40-44 Tonnes
CFH1/12 Rudgate Road - 32 Tonnes
CJD/21 a0002 Station Bridge – BE4
CKP/87 Hill Cottage - 3+ Tonnes
DAK/81 a0003 Montgreenan - 18+ Tonnes
DAK/81 Montgreenan - 18+ Tonnes
DAS1/5 Low Ashyard, Hurlford – 7.5 Tonnes
EBD/756 Balmacassie Road – BE4
EDE/25 Great Musgrave – 17+ Tonnes
END/709 Station Road, Southfleet – BE4
EVL/2066 Wingmore Straight Hill – 3 Tonnes
FNS3 19m76ch Whitchurch 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
HIB/27 a0002 Southill Road Railway – 3+ Tonnes
HLP/5S Station Road - 18 Tonnes
HYB/31 Hurstley Bridge Near Kinnersley – 3 Tonnes
HYB/33 Gough’s Bridge Kinnersley – 7.5 Tonnes
LAR/2 Glasgow Street 40-44 Tonnes
MCJ3/506 Cockwell Farm Road – BE4
PMY2/76 Congham Road - 7.5 Tonnes
QDS/1 Ratho Station Road - BE4
SPF 15 Gairlochy - 40-44 Tonnes
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