The civil engineering construction accounts for only 38 pages, with. The ordsall chord rail link project in manchester, uk was designed using building. Bridge construction in sea, complete video of gulf bridges duration. But ever since the lines construction and opening one question has dominated. Manchesters ordsall chord receives major project award.
The reason the ordsall chord is supposed to be rusty and why its. The ordsall chord, a new railway line connecting manchesters piccadilly, victoria and oxford road stations for the first time, has received the royal academy of engineerings major project award for 2018. Passengers cheered as the northern rail train crossed the irwell beneath the distinctive steel spokes of. The ordsall chord in manchester, uk is a new railway viaduct and. The moment when the uks first network arch railway bridge ordsall chord transformed manchesters skyline. The flowing ribbon form of this dramatic new railway bridge for the ordsall chord is. Design, procurement and coordination of the ordsall chord rail. The river irwell crossing is the first network arch bridge in the uk. Time lapse footage showing the removal of the old bridge at water street and the installation of two new bridges to support the connection of the ordsall chord. Innovative digital design delivery for the ordsall chord in. This reduced construction costs and simplified future maintenance requirements.
Ordsall chord alliance forged the construction index. First train crosses the ordsall chord and makes railway. Ordsall chord is a short railway line in ordsall, salford, england, which links manchester. The final piece of network rails new ordsall chord has been lifted into position over the banks of the river irwell. Network rail has formed an official construction partnership to build the new ordsall chord in manchester. The great thing about the ordsall chord project is the amazing empty land surrounding it, which must be a dream for all involved in the project. Ordsall chords final lift video the construction index. Describing the design of this structure, bdp lead architect peter jenkins says. The rusty ordsall chord railway line has won a coveted. The orsdall chord will for the first time directly link all five of manchesters citycenter railway stations. Chord construction formulas ted greene last update. The network arch is visually merged with the girder spans above trinity way by. The structure consists of a tied arch with a network of hangers.
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