Up on the roof, blue collar worker in hard hat on a beam over Brighton Station
"Railtrack Feature on Brighton Station in East Sussex England UK The elaborate cast iron and glass roof has been painstakingly restored to its former glory Picture shows KierRail engineer Andy Parkin checking the rebuilt Victorian structure which comprises three acres of toughened glass The three year renovation cost 28 million pounds and involved a complete overhaul of the 1840 built Grade 11 listed railway Station The restoration of the twin arched station built for the London Brighton South Coast Railway used 8200 tonnes of scaffolding 80000 rivets 1700 miles of welding rod and 25000 litres of paint Each span of the roof was removed sandblasted and replaced The station is used by 500 trains and 30 thousand people daily"
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Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
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