BridgeStation - Recent News

BridgeStation Service Downtime - Tuesday 2nd June 2026 (overnight)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:18:00 GMT

BridgeStation has experienced downtime overnight - 02 June - 03 June 2026. This means that the BridgeStation client websites, as well as the support site, were unavailable.

This is due to an issue with a database upgrade that failed to complete. The service was restored and available again at around 3:30 am on 3rd June 2026.

We apologise for the inconvenience the downtime has caused. This upgrade was completed out-of-hours in case there were any issues.

BridgeStation User Group - June 2026 (online and in-person)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:07:00 GMT

The next BridgeStation User Group is to be held at 10:00 am Friday 26th June 2026 at

The Railway Industry Association

Kings Building

16 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3HQ

The conference is also available online via web-conference. The web conference will begin at 10:15am

Join us for:

The latest BridgeStation updates
Presentations on particular modules
A short training session on one of the updated modules

Register In-Person or sign up for the Web Conference

REGISTRATION LINK

Agenda

DRAFT AGENDA

Final Agenda will be provided here in due course.

We look forward to seeing you in-person or at the web-conference.

BridgeStation Asset Valuation Update Released - May 2026 (2025/26)

Tue, 26 May 2026 08:55:00 GMT

An update to the 2025/26 version (v1.10) of the SAVI has been released by UKBB (through UKRLG) . The BridgeStation Asset Valuation Module has now been updated to match the changes specified. The changes include:

Update to the unit replacement rates
Update to maintenance work costs

Any existing 2025/26 valuation reports will need to be rerun.

Further information on Asset valuation is below:

BridgeStation's Asset Valuation Instructions are available here.
Information on the Replacement Unit Rates (25/26) is available here.
A SAVI spreadsheet export is also available. You can read about that here.

BridgeStation Training (LoBEG) – March 2026

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:56:00 GMT

We are arranging some BridgeStation training for LoBEG members and can offer a number of courses in March 2026, as seen below.

The courses will be held via web conference (MS Teams).

Tuesday 17th March 2026
10:00 – 12:00

BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 1 - Elements) - March 2026

Wednesday 18th March 2026
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 2 - Inspection Forms) - March 2026

Thursday 19th March 2026
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Workbank and Maintenance Management) - March 2026

Friday 20th March 2026
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training- LoBEG (Life Cycle Planning and SAVI) - March 2026

Invites and joining instructions will be sent out once your availability has been collected via the Sign Up Polls already distributed.

Borough officers or their nominated consultants may attend.

BridgeStation service experienced downtime - Tuesday 18th November 2025

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:17:00 GMT

BridgeStation has experienced unscheduled downtime today - Tuesday 18th November 2025. This means that the BridgeStation client websites, as well as the support site, are unavailable.

This is due to an issue at the Cloudflare Web Security Service. This is affecting internet connectivity globally, not just BridgeStation. This issue is currently described as: RESOLVED

We apologise for the inconvenience the downtime has caused. We will post more details on the cause and resolution when we have them. We are also posting updates via Email as social media platforms such as X/Twitter are also affected.

UPDATE 14:42:

The issue is being described as resolved and is now being monitored. The BridgeStation sites are restored and are currently up and running as normal, which matches this description from Cloudflare.

UPDATE 14:38:

We are seeing reports that applications are being restored. And the BridgeStation sites themselves look to be back up. We are monitoring this to make sure this is fully resolved.

UPDATE 14:09:

It's being reported that services are slowly being restored, this is occurring globally and BridgeStation is just one of these services. At this moment BridgeStation is still affected.

UPDATE 13:09:

Cloudflare are reporting that a fix is being implemented.

UPDATE 13:03:

Cloudflare are reporting that they are still investigating the issue. Some BridgeStation sites may be up and running, however we are seeing periodic incidents of downtime.

UPDATE 12:35:

We have had a short period of downtime connected to the web-security service that protects BridgeStation. You might find that the issue is resolved, however some may still experience periodic issues. We will post another update as soon as there is more information.

NEW BridgeStation Training (LoBEG/TfL) – December 2025

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:49:00 GMT

We are arranging some BridgeStation training for LoBEG/TfL members and can offer a number of courses in December 2025, as seen below.

The courses will be held via web conference (MS Teams).

Tuesday 16th December 2025
10:00 – 12:00

BridgeStation Training - LoBEG/TfL (Introductory Training Part 1 - Elements) - December 2025

Wednesday 17th December 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG/TfL (Introductory Training Part 2 - Inspection Forms) - December 2025

Thursday 18th December 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG/TfL (Inspection Programming - inc RBI) - December 2025

Friday 19th December 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training- LoBEG/TfL (Data Gaps and Asset Valuation (SAVI)) - December 2025

Invites and joining instructions will be sent out once your availability has been collected via the Sign Up Polls already distributed.

Borough officers, TfL staff or their nominated consultants may attend.

BridgeStation Asset Valuation Update Released - April 2025 (2024/25)

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:42:00 GMT

An update to the 2024/25 version (v1.09) of the SAVI has been released by UKBB (through UKRLG) . The BridgeStation Asset Valuation Module has now been updated to match the changes specified. The changes include:

Update to the unit replacement rates
Update to maintenance work costs

Any existing 2024/25 valuation reports will need to be rerun.

Further information on Asset valuation is below:

BridgeStation's Asset Valuation Instructions are available here.
Information on the Replacement Unit Rates (24/25) is available here.
A SAVI spreadsheet export is also available. You can read about that here.

BridgeStation Scheduled Downtime - Server Migration March 2025

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:33:00 GMT

BridgeStation will be offline for a short period on Friday 7th March 2025 at around 11pm (GMT). This is whilst we move the service to a new hosting facility. This move will enable the service to grow further as more subscribers come on board, and will provide improved uptime and responsiveness.

Timings:

23:00 (GMT) Friday 7th March 2025

Duration:

Approximately 30 minutes

This downtime will only affect the following portals:

www.lobeg.co.uk (the London Boroughs)

www.bridgestation.co.uk/tfl (Transport for London)

All other BridgeStation users will be unaffected. It is expected that the service will be offline for no longer than 30 minutes.

During this period the support portal will NOT be offline, and is running as usual.

If you require additional information during this time please contact support@bridgestation.co.uk and follow us on X.com for service updates.

Kind regards
The BridgeStation Support Department

BridgeStation Training (LoBEG) – January 2025

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:03:00 GMT

We are arranging some BridgeStation training for LoBEG members and can offer a number of courses in January 2025, as seen below.

The courses will be held via web conference (MS Teams).

Tuesday 14th January 2025
10:00 – 12:00

BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 1 - Elements) - January 2025

Wednesday 15th January 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 2 - Inspection Forms) - January 2025

Thursday 16th January 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Workbank and Maintenance Management) - January 2025

Friday 17th January 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training- LoBEG (Life Cycle Planning and SAVI) - January 2025

Tuesday 21st January 2025
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training- LoBEG (LoBEG Package - Bids and Monitoring) - January 2025 **** LONDON BOROUGHS ONLY****

Invites and joining instructions will be sent out once your availability has been collected via the Sign Up Polls already distributed.

Borough officers or their nominated consultants may attend.

BridgeStation Training (LoBEG) – July 2024

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:26:00 GMT

We are arranging some BridgeStation training for LoBEG members and can offer a number of courses in July 2024, as seen below.

The courses will be held via web conference (MS Teams).

Tuesday 9th July 2024
10:00 – 12:00

BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 1 - Elements) - July 2024

Wednesday 10th July 2024
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Introductory Training Part 2 - Inspection Forms) - July 2024

Thursday 11th July 2024
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training - LoBEG (Inspection Programming; inc RBI) - July 2024

Friday 12th July 2024
10:00 – 12:00
BridgeStation Training- LoBEG (Data Gaps and Asset Valuation (SAVI)) - July 2024

Invites and joining instructions will be sent out once your availability has been collected via the Sign Up Polls already distributed.

Borough officers or their nominated consultants may attend.