Engineering Excellence of the year ALSTOM TRANSPORT
In just 15 months, Alstom carried out the 1.5 million-mile heavy overhaul (H2) of the 52 nine-car Pendolino fleet for Virgin Trains, in-house at its West Coast Traincare Centre in Manchester. This is one of the most intensively used fleets in the world, covering 16.5 million miles per year. At peak production, one entire train was
fully overhauled every seven days, having had 19,000 parts replaced. Thanks to careful planning, skilled teams and a close working relationship with the customer, Alstom has achieved this major programme with no impact on the daily availability of the fleet for Virgin.
TFL LONDON RAIL
The East London Line (Phase 1) is a new London Overground railway between south and north-east London, and is the largest transport project in London for more than 10 years. It opened for a preview service
on 27 April 2010 and for full service on 23 May 2010, ahead of the target set back in November 2004. The project has been delivered on budget,
and meets all of the requirements and delivers the benefits set out by the sponsor. Reliability is extremely high, with an average Public Performance Measure (PPM) around 98.5 per cent, with a number of days achieving 100 per cent PPM.
J MURPHY & SONS This project by J Murphy & Sons demonstrates the multiple facets required to successfully complete Network Rail’s Coombe Road bridge replacement on a busy commuter section of railway line. As part of the project, J Murphy & Sons
overcame restricted working by planning and installing the bridge in a tight possession period. This required efficient management of materials and bridge components to be available on time, while also adhering
to processes for temporary storage and installation without damaging the Thames Water main. J Murphy & Sons completed the project
within its programme of work and budget safely without any incidents. Murphy’s skills, coupled with impeccable planning, ensure trains can continue to cross Coombe Road safely and passengers are provided with a smoother, more reliable journey.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY, NETWORK RAIL AND BOMBARDIER The impact of snow and ice on the DC rail network has a huge impact on the economy, if local transport systems cannot be reliably operated. The idea is an exploitation of the weaknesses of older traction system designs. This really works to exploit some very basic physical science principles. The highly successful three-way partnership
between Bombardier, Southern Railway and Network Rail covers concept, development
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