A problem with a river bridge between Reedham and Haddiscoe means trains cannot run between Norwich and Lowestoft. This is expected to continue until the end of service.
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Can anyone shed any light on what the problem with the road bridge is?
According to National Rail:
There isn't really anything on the news from what I can find. Surely this means there won't be trains between Norwich and Lowestoft for a while if the bridge is damaged?
I thought jacks were a temporary thing?Bridge has come off the jacks and both jacks have failed and are in the process of being repaired.
I assume this is the railway swing bridge at Reedham. The jacks are a permanent feature of the bridge and take the weight of the bridge off the pivot system when ready for trains to minimise stresses on the pivot as trains are crossing. If the jacks fail, the bridge is less stable, hence cannot be used by trains.I thought jacks were a temporary thing?
Surely this will take more than half a day to fix (about 13 hours until the first train tomorrow)