The Platform Wunners at Flitwick have a miserable life and one of the bits of miserable is the traipse over the bridge, back and forth in all weathers. It's a narrow, exposed structure and getting off the platform and onto it on a chilly wet evening is a trying experience.
Well there is work going on, massive scaffolding and a corrugated canopy etc (see pic). Yay, I thought, is it going to be a covered bridge with lifts like the quality are getting down in Harpenden, in Hertfordshire. It took a while to find an information notice on the bridge and this reads:
"Network Rail is refurbishing Flitwick Station footbridge to make it smarter and safer for First Capital Connect customers. You will see - New non-slip treads on the stairs, replacement side panels, new paint to last 25 years."
Well, by the Lattes of Duncan, is that it? A lick of paint, side panels and non-slip treads. We would be better off if they just left the corrugated canopy on as some kind of shelter. It looks ugly but it works. I have emailed FCC about their intentions for Flitwick but I'm not expecting to be pleasantly surprised. Either way I will relay the news.
Well there is work going on, massive scaffolding and a corrugated canopy etc (see pic). Yay, I thought, is it going to be a covered bridge with lifts like the quality are getting down in Harpenden, in Hertfordshire. It took a while to find an information notice on the bridge and this reads:
"Network Rail is refurbishing Flitwick Station footbridge to make it smarter and safer for First Capital Connect customers. You will see - New non-slip treads on the stairs, replacement side panels, new paint to last 25 years."
Well, by the Lattes of Duncan, is that it? A lick of paint, side panels and non-slip treads. We would be better off if they just left the corrugated canopy on as some kind of shelter. It looks ugly but it works. I have emailed FCC about their intentions for Flitwick but I'm not expecting to be pleasantly surprised. Either way I will relay the news.
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