Despite furious pressure from locals, a nearby village has been temporarily cut in two for essential Railway Bridge repairs.
Already, travel chaos has the villagers in turmoil, and several businesses have felt it necessary to close.

More information on the Network Rail website.

I felt the need to take a look with both the Pocket2 and the Mini3Pro

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/north-west/buxton-road-bridge-replacement/#:~:text=Without%20the%20work%20taking%20place,be%20completed%20in%20April%202023.

Tough luck! As long as you can fly over it's not too bad ;-)

Depp Posted at 1-19 07:53
Tough luck! As long as you can fly over it's not too bad ;-)

At least our favourite café is on the right side of the divide, for us
Trouble is, they're one of the businesses likely to suffer from the lack of custom.

You had some good snow babe.  Im jealous.   

Prezzodrone Posted at 1-19 11:54
You had some good snow babe.  Im jealous.

Cheer up, the sun has melted most of it away now

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 12:09
Cheer up, the sun has melted most of it away now

Oh. That makes me sad you lost it.

Prezzodrone Posted at 1-19 12:43
Oh. That makes me sad you lost it.

There could be more before the end of the week.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 13:05
There could be more before the end of the week.

Big un happy smile.     You had some.  Its my turn.

Prezzodrone Posted at 1-19 13:27
Big un happy smile.     You had some.  Its my turn.

You're welcome to it

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 13:29
You're welcome to it

When will it arrive???

Prezzodrone Posted at 1-19 13:57
When will it arrive???

To figure that out, do like the Met Office do - gaze into your crystal ball

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 14:00
To figure that out, do like the Met Office do - gaze into your crystal ball

Youre too funny

Prezzodrone Posted at 1-19 14:16
Youre too funny

You're probably rolling your eyes like my grandkids do

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 07:52
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Great captures, thanks for sharing. Are there alternate ways to move from one side of the village to the other?

AeroNW Posted at 1-19 19:10
Great captures, thanks for sharing. Are there alternate ways to move from one side of the village to the other?

For the moment, pedestrians can walk through - but only until the scaffolders have finished erecting the platform for the real work to begin. Commuters are obliged to make a ten-mile detour through another village. And in February even the trains will be cancelled to allow work on the bridge and track.
And pedestrians will have to detour through a local park - about half a mile.
Bus services are also disrupted and several routes have had to be rescheduled or cancelled altogether.

Nice shots. Especially the drone shots!

Montfrooij Posted at 1-20 00:14
Nice shots. Especially the drone shots!

I thought you'd like those.
No train on the bridge, sadly. But I did get a glimpse of one...bottom right.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 00:27
I thought you'd like those.
No train on the bridge, sadly. But I did get a glimpse of one...bottom right.

Hahahahahaha.
I like top downs.
The lines make them interesting.

Montfrooij Posted at 1-20 00:29
Hahahahahaha.
I like top downs.
The lines make them interesting.

I've posted the pictures from the dam visit now.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 00:38
I've posted the pictures from the dam visit now.

Ok, I'll check.

That was rather nasty of them,  but a great idea for a shot.

Nice pics, but i imagine the trouble to move around.
A little snow make things look better in a photo.

DAFlys Posted at 1-20 01:28
That was rather nasty of them,  but a great idea for a shot.

It's causing utter chaos, and loss of business for many.  I'll re-visit occasionally, weather permitting.

enikdem Posted at 1-20 01:55
Nice pics, but i imagine the trouble to move around.
A little snow make things look better in a photo.

Thanks. The snow does add something to an image, doesn't it.
The travel chaos is pretty horrendous for commuters.
And will continue into early April, it seems

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 07:52
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Very nice shots Mr. B.    The snow adds to the shots for sure.

This is a really chaotic situation for the people who live there for the next 3-4 months (per the article link).  

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 00:27
I thought you'd like those.
No train on the bridge, sadly. But I did get a glimpse of one...bottom right.

Remarkable shot Mr. B.    It is amazing how much a little snow dusting can add to a shot.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-20 02:51
Very nice shots Mr. B.    The snow adds to the shots for sure.

This is a really chaotic situation for the people who live there for the next 3-4 months (per the article link).

It's a real upheaval for all concerned.  I enjoyed the snow while it lasted.  It seems to have largely melted away now. We're off to Buxton, which takes us over the hills, so we'll see if any snow remains up there

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-20 02:52
Remarkable shot Mr. B.    It is amazing how much a little snow dusting can add to a shot.

We get the occasional flurry, but it soon melts away.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 02:59
It's a real upheaval for all concerned.  I enjoyed the snow while it lasted.  It seems to have largely melted away now. We're off to Buxton, which takes us over the hills, so we'll see if any snow remains up there

Buxton....wasn't that where the gent just entered a guilty plea of flying his Mini 3 Pro to close to a vintage aircraft?  Seems like I read that in the recent news.  

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 03:00
We get the occasional flurry, but it soon melts away.

It does, but NOT before you got a shot of it.  Besides if it melts you don't have to shovel it off.  Or it could pile up like this.....

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-20 03:43
Buxton....wasn't that where the gent just entered a guilty plea of flying his Mini 3 Pro to close to a vintage aircraft?  Seems like I read that in the recent news.

That's the one. If you remember, I sent you the link to the news item at the time.  Not sure if he's been sentenced yet, nothing on the news to date.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-20 03:46
It does, but NOT before you got a shot of it.  Besides if it melts you don't have to shovel it off.  Or it could pile up like this.....

I've not seen snow like that since I was a kid.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 22:31
For the moment, pedestrians can walk through - but only until the scaffolders have finished erecting the platform for the real work to begin. Commuters are obliged to make a ten-mile detour through another village. And in February even the trains will be cancelled to allow work on the bridge and track.
And pedestrians will have to detour through a local park - about half a mile.
Bus services are also disrupted and several routes have had to be rescheduled or cancelled altogether.

Wow, that sounds like a massive disruption. Too bad they could not have phased the work so that one side of the passageway could remain open while the other was being repaired.

AeroNW Posted at 1-20 15:29
Wow, that sounds like a massive disruption. Too bad they could not have phased the work so that one side of the passageway could remain open while the other was being repaired.

It's a hot potato politically.  The necessary repairs could have been completed in four weeks, had it not been for the fact that the bridge is a Listed Structure (protected status) and so the work is far more complicated to preserve its appearance.  Hence it will take three times as long. Sand-blasting the steelwork will preclude any kind of access.  An asphalt footpath detouring through the local park has already been laid so that pupils from the "wrong" side of the divide can get to school.
It's bureaucratic madness which will cost extra millions of pounds, potentially ruin some local businesses, and cause headaches for commuters for months.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 16:00
It's a hot potato politically.  The necessary repairs could have been completed in four weeks, had it not been for the fact that the bridge is a Listed Structure (protected status) and so the work is far more complicated to preserve its appearance.  Hence it will take three times as long. Sand-blasting the steelwork will preclude any kind of access.  An asphalt footpath detouring through the local park has already been laid so that pupils from the "wrong" side of the divide can get to school.
It's bureaucratic madness which will cost extra millions of pounds, potentially ruin some local businesses, and cause headaches for commuters for months.

Some of my projects are listed historic structures, which requires significant additional review and cost for work to preserve aesthetic features. It seems bureaucracy translates pretty evenly, then.

AeroNW Posted at 1-20 16:30
Some of my projects are listed historic structures, which requires significant additional review and cost for work to preserve aesthetic features. It seems bureaucracy translates pretty evenly, then.

Yeah. Sometimes though, these preservation orders get in the way of common sense.
Our property is in a Conservation Area. We're not allowed to replace draughty old wooden window frames with modern double glazing unless it's identical in appearance to the existing frames( costing 3 times as much). Meantime we're being advised by the government to save energy by upgrading insulation (including double and triple glazing) to save the planet. And yet just across the road new homes are being built using modern materials - no wood in sight.  It's pure madness. The inconsistencies beggar belief.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 16:39
Yeah. Sometimes though, these preservation orders get in the way of common sense.
Our property is in a Conservation Area. We're not allowed to replace draughty old wooden window frames with modern double glazing unless it's identical in appearance to the existing frames( costing 3 times as much). Meantime we're being advised by the government to save energy by upgrading insulation (including double and triple glazing) to save the planet. And yet just across the road new homes are being built using modern materials - no wood in sight.  It's pure madness. The inconsistencies beggar belief.

The same thing happens here, although usually it is a public historic or military structure. The US Navy is particularly rife with these kind of buildings, as are older east coast colleges and universities that date back to the 1700s.