Barnes railway bridge to close for a week of repairs

A key rail link across the Thames in west London will be closed for a week in late July due to bridge repairs.
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The rail bridge crosses the Thames at Barnes,, and Network Rail says that it needs to replace all 48 solid wooden “wheel timbers” supporting the track across the Grade II-listed structure. Wheel timbers differ from traditional railway sleepers in that they provide extra strength and length in areas such as river bridges and are generally wide