Possible, down as structures work as well as track maintenance, earthworks and veg clearance.
Thanks for the quick answer
Not in one weekend it won't
Not in one weekend it won't
"successive weekends" is more than oneNot in one weekend it won't
The NR release shows closures over six consecutive weekends. I worked on it over the weekend just gone, the up was replaced (I'd guess at around 400 yards of it, maybe more, straddling the level crossing) and the crossover adjacent to the Down goods loop was plain lined on the up side. Presumably the down will follow this weekend, or on one of the subsequent weekend closures. I'm not party to the plans but I'm guessing a new crossover will be placed Hereford side of the level crossing, presumably before RHTT season starts as it reverses at Craven Arms.Not in one weekend it won't
I'm guessing that there must be work taking place at several different locations all along the route to justify closures all the way from Shrewsbury to Newport, although the press release quoted in entry 4 above only mentions level crossing work at Craven Arms.
Leominster is still north of Hereford, though, so I presume there must also be works taking place in at least one location south of Hereford (or that Network Rail/Transport for Wales have chosen to close the entire line between Shrewsbury and Newport purely for operational convenience).
Various points work at Craven Arms, looks like work on the River Usk bridge near Newport as well as some others slightly further north, track work around Maindee, earthworks between Pontrilas and Abergavenny. Veg clearance south of Hereford.
Seems unlikely given mk4s are already in service on the route.
So basically it looks as though they are taking (sensible) full advantage of a closure by carrying out a whole range of works at different locations and - by the looks of it - using a range of skills.