Train disruption for Hull passengers during work to renovate historic…

Vital renovation work on a Goole bridge is set to cause inconvenience for train passengers who will have to use a bus replacement service. Goole Swing Bridge is set for a new lease of life with a programme of extensive renovations to the historic structure by Network Rail. Work began on Saturday (June 3) and will continue until Sunday, July 2 to deliver major upgrades to the 154-year-old bridge. The upgrades include the renewal of the operating plant, including the hydraulic turning and jacking systems, control system, electricity supply and navigation lights. But these works mean there will be buses between Hull and Goole on Northern Services and also between Hull and Doncaster on certain weekends. Read more:Hull’s Myton Bridge to fully close for six weekends over the summer as work continues Tony Baxter, regional director at Northern, said: “Improvements like these at Goole are essential and we’d like to thank our customers in advance for their patience while the work is carried out. Replacement bus services will be running between Goole and Hull and we urge passengers to check before they travel.” For more than 150 years, Goole Swing Bridge has allowed rail freight, passengers and river users to get to where they are needed. It is one of largest and oldest surviving railway swing bridges in the country, reliably transporting rail passengers between Doncaster and Hull, while allowing safe passage for boats travelling along the River Ouse. The bridge still operates using much of its origi
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