Northern Hub - Ordsall Chord Matt Benson & Mark Chambers

What is it all about???

• Creating a direct link between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly for the 1st time • Increased capacity along the Castlefield Corridor • Reducing congestion at Manchester Piccadilly

Legal Challenges.

Appeals launched by Mark Whitby due to the chord disconnecting the UK’s first passenger railway

Most recently there was a court case at the high court in London which was thrown out

Additional Challenges:

Significant amounts track work is taking place on top of viaducts

One end of the chord is in Manchester City council jurisdiction the other in in Salford Council – Planning Permission

Listed buildings/structures

Concrete!!! Stage A5: Victoria West Re-modelling

Stage A7: Stage A6: Ordsall Chord Middlewood Viaduct Widening

Stage A4: Castlefield Viaduct Widening Completion

Stage A4: Ordsall Lane Jn. Re- modelling Stage A1 commissioning – 26/12/14 complete on time Stage A2 commisioning – 07/04/15 complete on time Stage A3 commissioning – 01/09/15 complete on time Stage A5 commissioning – 04/04/16 complete on time Stage A4 commissioning – 02/01/17 complete on time Stage A6 commissioning – 24/04/17 Stage A7 commissioning – 02/10/17 Picture s

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Track Engineer Perspective of the Ordsall Chord Project Matt Benson Areas to I’d like discuss

► Engineering timeline and background to design- Form A Development and Key Changes at Form B/AFC. To include brief review of each site

► Some areas of improvement needed

► Key Successes and Challenges

► Challenges to norm

► Innovations Ordsall Chord Manchester Victoria West Remodelling

Liverpool Liverpool Road Station (MOSI)

Ordsall Lane Junction Remodelling

Removal of MOSI Connection

► Instrumental part of the works for advance Signalling and OLE purposes

► Historic connection to the network removed- albeit once in the last 10 years!

Removal of MOSI Connection Manchester Victoria West

► Form A Overview

Manchester Victoria West

► Form B Overview

Manchester Victoria West

Installation Photos Easter 2016

Manchester Victoria West

► Photos from Site

Manchester Victoria West Ordsall Lane ► Form A Overview

Ordsall Lane

► Form B Overview

Ordsall Lane Installation Photos

Ordsall Chord

► Form A Overview

Ordsall Chord ► Form B Overview

Ordsall Chord

► Form B Overview

Some areas of improvement

► Do it again but better!

► Repeatability of installation

► Concrete check rail panel curvature

► Multi-discipline SI/TBI and Model

► Working around axle counters

Challenges to the norm

► Successful support on CRT (20) ESRs where line speed is 25mph

► IRJ Removals for Re-signalling- Should the industry continue to remove or put some more engineering behind their removal e.g- 6 hole glued IBJs; do these need removing?

► Support for derogations throughout the project from Track RAM team

Key Successes and Tools

► Building Information Modelling (BIM)

► Weekly Engineering Meetings

► BIM for Footbridge- Design and Construction all 3D- no 2D drawings done. All fabrications done off 3D

► Early Engagement with RAM and Maintainer at Form A- continuity of staff. This was instrumental to Transport and Works Act and then Civils

► Co-locations of teams doing the work + integration Innovations

► Under Bearer Pads

► Rhomberg IVES and VTRAS Transition Arrangements

► ZLR Clips

► Structural Expansion Switches

► Hydrobrakes

► Teflon Fishplates Lube

Next steps

 Stage A6 commissioning –11 day Blockade- completes 24/04/17  Stage A7 commissioning – 02/10/17  Project Authorisation – October to December  Time-Table change – December 2017

De wiring OLE on existing alignment

Re-align Up and Down DSE and complete 2604 pts,

Installation of 2603 pts detected but not commissioned

Bridge replacement of Chapel street

Installation of 6531pts , detected but not commissioned

Installation and commissioning of new Signal Gantries

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