A 1,000-TONNE capacity crane was called in to help Network Rail replace a bridge over the West Coast Main Line in Crewe in February. 

Over four weekends, Sydney Road bridge in the Cheshire town was replaced with a wider structure capable of carrying two lanes of traffic at a cost of almost £6million. 

A concrete arched bridge has been replaced with a single span over four tracks, held up by nine substantial steel beams. 

The project was completed in time for the WCML to reopen as planned on March 1. 

A 1,000-ton crane was also used to replace a bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Bootle, Liverpool. NETWORK RAIL

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