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I have just copied this from Dover Marina .com...........
Comings And Goings.
A busy afternoon at the Cruise Terminal with the departure of Henriette and directly after her departure, the arrival of Liamare. Henriette is now on her way back to Norway and will be returning on Saturday (see you lot at the weekend, any shopping?!). I wish you a safe passage. Both vessels are currently set to make two calls each to our port bringing in significant quantities of rock armour for the ongoing rail works at Shakespeare Beach.
I spent a very pleasant afternoon with David Brooker, the Plant Assessor & Supervisor for the nationwide hire and haulage company, Lynch, together with Simon from civil engineering company, Costain, the principal contractors to Network Rail.
Good to meet you gentlemen!
So as you enjoy the images from my latest update, here are some facts to consider:
The footbridge WILL be replaced.
There are many months of work ahead.
Currently, there is over £5.5 million worth of specialist plant on site.
Somewhere in the region of 18,000 tonnes of rock armour is to be placed into position forming a crucial part of the project.
Each of the 30 tonnes Terex TA300 370 horse power dumpers being used to move the rock have a surprisingly low carbon footprint and cost around a quarter of a million pounds each. The CAT 730C's are similarly efficient.
Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail who recently visited the site, travelled by train AND used the replacement bus service.
Folkestone based commuters are using the free parking at Folkestone West rather than starting their usual commute and paying to park at Folkestone Central, thus placing an unecessary burden on the availability of parking places at the latter.Helps no end that, doesn't it?!?