Learning Lessons developing the Northern Powerhouse Northern Hub & North West Electrification
David Woods FPWI Senior Project Engineer 8th Dec 2015 / 1 Learning Lessons developing the Northern Powerhouse
What is the Northern Powerhouse
Northern Hub and NW Electrification overview
Background and work completed
Major hub interventions including Ordsall Chord
Electrification Phases and Route Enhancements
Recent successes and lessons learnt/learning
8th Dec 2015 / 2 What is “The Northern Powerhouse”
The Northern Powerhouse is a concept with the aim to transform Northern growth, rebalance the country’s economy and establish the North as a global powerhouse - aiming to bridge the economic gap between the north and south by attracting investment and improving transport links between its towns and cities
Transport is a fundamental part of achieving these goals and how we will develop the long-term investment programmes needed for improvement in transport links between the North's major cities, to allow them to compete together as one major economy. The plan covers rail, highway, airport, freight and integrated transport.
Rail plan to address: journeys too slow – particularly east to west overcrowding infrequency of services poor rolling stock – access for all peak times – overcrowding north to south
Northern Hub and Electrification is the 1st phase of the Northern Powerhouse ~ £2BN investment. Leading to the overall investment of £10BN to the Northern Powerhouse by 2033 - linked to the benefits of HS2.
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8th Dec 2015 / 4 Learning Lessons developing the Northern Powerhouse Northern Hub & North West Electrification
8th Dec 2015 / 5 Northern Hub & NW Electrification Overview
8th Dec 2015 / 6 The biggest intervention since Stevenson
Benefit cost ratio 4:1
8th Dec 2015 / 7 High-Level Scope
LNW North electrification
6,088 masts
954 booms
360 SEUs
223 bridges [Overline]
39 stations
6 tunnels
7009 foundations
181.6 single track miles
8th Dec 2015 / 8 Train arrival dates
Allerton Depot
30th December 2013 First 350/4 in passenger service March 2015 refurbished Class 319 in passenger service
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Northern Hub: Existing Constraint
8th Dec 2015 / 10 Northern Hub – Strategic choices
1) Flyover at Ardwick 2) route trains via Victoria
8th Dec 2015 / 11 Castlefield Curve (1978)
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8th Dec 2015 / 15 Northern Hub & North West Electrification Milestones Phase Original Current Comments 1 Manchester to Earlestown December 2013 December 2013 COMPLETE
2a Earlestown to Liverpool December 2014 March 2015 COMPLETE
2b Liverpool to Wigan December 2014 March 2015 COMPLETE
2c Manchester Victoria December 2014 May 2015 COMPLETE
3 Preston to Blackpool September 2016 May 2018
4 Preston to Manchester December 2016 December 2017
5a Manchester to Stalybridge December 2016 December 2017
5b Guide bridge to Stalybridge December 2016 December 2017
Work Packages Original Current Comments
A: Ordsall Chord/ Lane/ Man Vic December 2016 August 2017 West
B: Manchester Airport December 2016 March 2015 COMPLETE
C: Piccadilly and Oxford road December 2018 TBC
8th Dec 2015 / 16 Hendy report - Milestones
8th Dec 2015 / 17 Northern Hub & Electrification Works Completed to Date and Underway
IMECHE Video
8th Dec 2015 / 18 LNW North West Electrification Programme
Phases 1& 2A & 2B & 2C
Track lowers without drainage – leading to track issues
Journey Time Improvements – track quality on DSE chat moss
Electric trains enable 33min journey between Liverpool and Manchester
8th Dec 2015 / 19 Huyton and Roby four tracking
8th Dec 2015 / 20 Manchester Airport
Drainage connection – ground conditions
EIS – OLE clearance on Platforms and EMC
Ongoing learning lessons on entry into service and certification by ORR/ NCB
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8th Dec 2015 / 22 8th Dec 2015 / 23 Ordsall Chord - Constraints & Heritage
8th Dec 2015 / 24 Ordsall Chord Overview – Existing Situation Chat Moss DSE Viaduct
COL Bolton Line
25 8th Dec 2015 / 25 Ordsall Chord Heritage Impact Assessment
• Key GRIP3 activity Stakeholder engagement
• Civil engineering remit is to avoid the grade I and II listed structures, and local residential flats whilst not compromising the constructability of the structures.
• Track to consider exceptional design values
8th Dec 2015 / 26 Ordsall Chord Key Stakeholders Consultation Alignment Chat Moss DSE Viaduct GRIP 2 Developed
Option 14
COL Bolton Line
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26 March 2015, following an 18 month period of public consultation and a Public Inquiry held in spring 2014, the Secretary of State for Transport approved our application for a Transport and Work's Act Order for the powers needed to deliver the Ordsall Chord
8th Dec 2015 / 29 Ordsall Chord August 2017
8th Dec 2015 / 30 Stephenson’s Grade 1 listed Bridge
8th Dec 2015 / 31 Chord modelling Vampire Modelling BIM Fly through video • Inform componentry recommendations, • Maintenance considerations, such as: grinding regime, lubrication • providing support for the application of maximised cant deficiency
Dynamis Modelling
8th Dec 2015 / 32 Manchester Victoria West April 2016
8 no point ends, non standard scissors curved at east end,
800m new plain line, 400m slue, interface with structures waterproofing
8th Dec 2015 / 33 Ordsall Lane Jcn. December 2016
10 point ends inc a split equal DV double junction, 1700m new plain line, 1200m track slue Early Staging works started
8th Dec 2015 / 34 Oxford Road & Piccadilly Capacity
• 1st round of Consultation July & August 2013 • Option Selection Autumn 2013 • Application - Winter 2014 • Potential Approval - Winter 2015 • Construction (subject to planning consent) - TBC • Trains running on new infrastructure - TBC
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8 point ends
2000m new plain line
Platforms for 8 car Class 380
Manchester Oxford Road construction staging
Civils interface with viaduct widening on the north side over Whitworth Street.
70m overlap and 10m stand back
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8 point ends
1500m new plain line
Platforms for 8 car Class 380
8th Dec 2015 / 37 Work Package C
8th Dec 2015 / 38 Northern Hub & Electrification Phases and Routes – Up and Coming Route upgrades
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Key Scope:
No LSI - passive provision
Track lowers
Track renewals
Major Remodelling of Blackpool North and Kirkham stations
Bridge reconstruction
8th Dec 2015 / 41 Key Scope:
LSI 75mph up to 100mph
Track lowers
Track renewals and Junction remodel
Bridge and Tunnel reconstruction
8th Dec 2015 / 42 Key Scope:
LSI 60mph up to 80mph
Track lowers at 5 sites
Track renewals To Rochdale
Junction remodel Ashton Moss North Newton Heath Ashton Man Vic Miles Depot Moss Nth Stalybridge Platting Jnc To Diggle Baguley Philips Fold Jnc Ashton Grid Bridge reconstruction Park Under Lyne Supply Point
Man Picc Track CAT 4 (5) to CAT 2 (21EMGTPA) Ardwick Depot Flowery Newton Gorton Fairfield Ardwick Fields for Hyde To Glossop & Hadfield Ashbury’s Guide Hyde Tight clearances and Sinuous route Jnc Bridge To To To Slade Romiley Romiley Lane
New Electrification Re-signalling Denton New Electrification & JTI Jnc To Slade Re-signalling and Re-control Lane
Existing Electrification – resilience study Heaton Ashbury new crossover Norris Jnc GRIP 2 Electrification study To Stockport 8th Dec 2015 / 43
Key Scope for May 2016 LSI from 70mph to 90mph Track renewal Not Electrified Plain line Vitriol S&C S&C renewal at Castleton - challenged Rochdale Manchester facing bay platform
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Key Scope:
LSI Hazel Grove to New Mills South
Dore Junctions remodel
Reinstate two platforms at Dore
New loop to be consulted on at Bamford
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8th Dec 2015 / 46 Northern Hub & Electrification Recent Successes and lessons learnt/ learning
8th Dec 2015 / 47 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning
Track lowers risk – undermine structures
8th Dec 2015 / 48 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Track lower Chorley - Slope stability – existing asset condition Learning implication of GL/RT1210 ole clearances
8th Dec 2015 / 49 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Blackrod S&C Success:
• Reopened at 75mph
• Allows 100mph line speed
8th Dec 2015 / 50 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Bullfield tunnel track lower Existing drainage - knackered
Key lesson position of buried services and drainage Foul sewer:
• United Utilities initially stated there where no foul sewers in the railway
• UU records out by 5m
• Sewer close to sleeper How the existing drainage works:
• Lack of records Track bed investigation
8th Dec 2015 / 51 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Bullfield tunnel track lower
8th Dec 2015 / 52 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Advance Building and Civils – Farnworth Tunnel
8th Dec 2015 / 53 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Farnworth Tunnel Enabling Works
S&C installation and track lowers associated with provision of bi-di working and track realignment.
8th Dec 2015 / 54 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Farnworth tunnel
Farnworth video
8th Dec 2015 / 55 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Gauging – platform offsets
Componentary assessment
8th Dec 2015 / 56 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning RILA Rail Infrastructure aLignment Acquisition
•Train mounted laser survey system, using satellite positioning technology, that can be fitted to engineering locomotives and passenger trains;
•Can be fitted to engineering trains with buffers in approx. 10 minutes and passenger trains in approx. 2 minutes.
•Use on Detailed design on plain line
/ 57 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Rail age and use of LADS
Linear Asset Decision Support (LADs) access for all ? PE and designers
Can this be updated to assess JTI limitations as oppose to pulling data together via different sources Rail age GEOGIS / :LADS shows installed date not the manufactured date One site - 1993 - actually 1957
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Examples of the BIM Model Clash Detection
Horwich Parkway
BIM Visual Model Cab ride from August 2015
8th Dec 2015 / 60 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning
Stalybridge junction – renewed 2012 Advance works bridges: Built higher but not wider
Ideally - a higher line speed or even Taking the opportunity elsewhere to widen changing the hand on the junction - now and remove slab track requirement a 25mph restriction for phase 5 JTI Route requirements documents needed to align long term and different programme aspirations
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Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Calculation of Predicted Track Quality Use of Inherent Design Standard Deviation calculations
DASD calculator - TGSC SD calculator • its status as a process (mandated?), • who owns it, • its application in renewals and projects including LSI schemes, • what if the inherent SD is worse than satisfactory band and the application of table A.3 in 2102
8th Dec 2015 / 62 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning Calculation of Predicted Track Quality
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Calculation of Predicted Track Quality line speed increase on sinuous routes
LSI 60mph up to 80mph Tight clearances and Sinuous route
Speed profile changed to 75mph to avoid 70m wavelength SD’s
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Assessment tools TIP (train infrastructure performance) Track ex
3rd way analysis Safe by design
Componentary assessment
Predicted track quality
8th Dec 2015 / 65 Successes and lessons learnt/ learning ECAM Enhancement Cost Adjustment Mechanism
ECAM estimate good for major packages – less so for electrification .
Scope Planning
Costin
Efficiency register
8th Dec 2015 / 66 Successes and lessons learnt Successes Lessons Learnt / learning
Completed/ Delivered: ECAM • Phases 1, 2A, 2B, 2C Scope definition - route requirements • Manchester Airport Alliancing • Huyton and Roby phase 1 • Manchester Victoria Station Knowledge of asset: • Allerton Depot • Rail age • Advance Civils works • Drainage/ outfalls • Buried services BIM / Projectwise • Ground conditions Collaboration / can do Efficiencies Implications of track lowers Aligning of advance and JTI works • Track bed solution JTI tools: 3rd way / TIP / LADS • Structural Use of RiLA Use of HD Omnicom & Go pro train Predicted track quality SD values runs ORR/ TSI / NCB certification
Learning implication of GL/RT1210
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Northern Powerhouse
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