Stockport rail bridge en route from Ireland as £20m rebuild begins

The £20m reconstruction of Stockport’s Greek Street rail bridge is underway as key bridge components—trial-assembled in Ireland—begin arriving in the UK. Manufactured northeast of Dublin, the concrete sections are being shipped via ferry to Liverpool and transported by lorry for installation during a 21-day rail closure starting 2 August. Led by Network Rail and contractor Murphy, the complex operation relies on learnings from the Irish trial runs to meet tight engineering timelines.

See how Irish engineering is playing a key role in one of the UK’s major rail infrastructure upgrades.