LONDON UNDERGROUND
Bond Street transformation works pass another milestone RTM’s David Stevenson reports on the latest upgrade developments at Bond Street Underground station.
J
ubilee line trains are no longer stopping at Bond Street Underground station because
of the major improvement works. But Central line services resumed calling at the station from 18 June.
Part of London Underground’s £10bn programme of continuous improvement, the Bond Street transformations include a new ticket hall, new escalators and lifts to provide step-free access as well as an interchange to Crossrail services within the station.
While work is being carried out to connect the new ticket hall to the existing station infrastructure, escalators will be inaccessible and Jubilee line trains will not be able to stop at Bond Street station.
David Waboso CBE, London Underground’s capital programmes director, said: “Bond Street station, at the heart of the West End, is already a major destination and passenger numbers will rise even further when Crossrail services begin.
“Central line trains are stopping at Bond Street station again, but in order to carry out this
vital work Jubilee line trains will not be able to stop there between Monday 30 June and early December.
“I apologise for the inconvenience that this will cause, but unfortunately it’s impossible to do this work solely during the few engineering hours when the Tube is closed. The end result will be a much bigger and better station for the hundreds of thousands of customers who use the station each day.”
Many of the developments – which will modernise and enlarge the station by 2017 – are aimed at preparing for the increase in footfall and capacity that the Crossrail interchange will require, from 155,000 to 225,000 daily passengers.
The contractor on the improvement project is a joint venture made up of Costain and Laing O’Rourke,
with consultancy services from
WSP. However, the Crossrail elements of the work under the C412 contract will be delivered by another JV, Costain with Skanska.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Later in the year, Bond Street station will operate on an interchange and exit only basis
W:
www.tfl
.gov.uk/travel-information/ improvements-and-projects
Custom build capability L
Alan Green, managing director at Lewden Electrical Industries, discusses the new partnership between Lewden and Palazzoli.
ewden and Palazzoli have both been long- established and well-tested suppliers of
electrical product solutions to the rail industry, for both under- and over-ground applications, within their respective home markets of the UK and Italy.
Now, as partners, they are able to combine the strengths of their respective product ranges and engineering capabilities to provide power connections, switchgear and lighting solutions to a wide range of transportation and railway applications.
Lewden : Palazzoli have the widest range of metal manufactured plugs and connectors, junction boxes, and switches and lighting products, which are particularly suited to the stringent requirements of a safety-fi rst industry.
Search out Lewden’s die-cast PD range of plugs and connectors, which have for over 40 years provided connections to lighting equipment used on the largest underground rail network in the world. These products have stood the test
of time and have provided safe, long-lasting service to this toughest of all applications.
The PD range is LUL Registered to meet the design criteria of standard 1-085. Lewden has adapted the products to suit the latest cabling requirements and ease of installation.
The broad range of ‘Alupres’ switches, junction boxes and mechanically interlocked sockets from Palazzoli complement the PD range, offering robust high performance switch gear within metal-bodied housings.
Also registered by LUL, these products have already made an impact on various under and over ground railway project applications.
A selection of products from these ranges has also been materially enhanced to cope with potential fi re hazards, and will allow for electrical continuity over a pre-defi ned period of time in the event of fi re.
Beyond this, Lewden’s custom build capability means that we can tailor or modify products
to suit specifi c
applications,
maintaining the integrity of the standards required.
Lighting
Palazzoli has supplied solutions for both road and rail tunnel lighting for many years in the mountainous terrain
of northern
Italy, developing products to meet the tough parameters of the fi re and environmental regulations.
Longstanding experience in meeting these standards with traditional discharge light sources now extends to the new LED technology, providing new challenges for lighting performance and fi xture design, along with fast and secure installation, easy maintenance, and materials that will provide a longer useful life.
W:
www.lewden.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION
rail technology magazine Jun/Jul 14 | 95
from early December until the end of 2014 to facilitate further tunnelling works.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148