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Devolving London's Railways METRORAIL SPECIAL WITH THANKS TO In 1825 one man set out to do the impossible - Despite what the papers said, TfL were not given construct the first ever tunnel beneath the tidal river London’s railways to manage this month. But for Thames. This is the story of Marc Brunel’s sixteen-year the first time there is perhaps agreement that this quest to make engineering history and change the might be the way forward. world of subterranean construction as we know it. FROM PAGE 37 FROM PAGE 53 INSIDE 4LM | 03 A TYPEFACE Sponsored feature FEEDING THE MONSTER | 19 FOR THE The challenge of fitting out Crossrail SIR PETER HENDY: THE EXIT INTERVIEW | 67 UNDERGROUND In conversation with one of rail's most influential men By John Bull The first modern sans-serif and a typeface that made design history. This is the story of how it was In association with: created - and of the men who saved it from being abandoned forever. FROM PAGE 8 LONDON RECONNECTIONS 1 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR “I love London Reconnections! How can I give money to the site?” It’s surprising how often we’ve heard that question. It’s one for which we have never really had an answer. Over the last few years, London Reconnections has gone from strength to strength. What started simply as a blog has grown into a widely respected website read by industry experts and interested casuals alike. We consistently draw over 100,000 visitors and shift over a terabyte of data every month. Not bad for a site focused solely on transport. We have been quoted in TfL board meetings and have debated transport on television. We have sat on London Assembly panels, lectured at the London Transport Museum and appeared on Great British Railway Journeys. We have broken stories on the redistribution of control of London’s railways and the colour of Crossrail’s Roundel. We have discussed the reality behind “driverless trains” and what went wrong at London All advertising, sales, press and business communication by post should be address to: Bridge. We have explained why these things matter both to the industry London Reconnections and to the public at large. It has been an amazing journey for us so far 3 Broomfield and so last year we decided to go one step further - into print London E17 8DZ And that's what you have in your hands (or rather, on your digital [email protected] device of choice) right now, thanks to issue sponsors Thales UK. Like [email protected] us, Thales are critically aware of the important role transport plays in [email protected] London. Like us, their interest in the city's railway networks is far from The team at LR Towers academic. They have a key role to play in the delivery of new signalling John Bull - Editor (and more) for the Underground's Sub-surface Railway Lines, a topic Alan Hannaford / “Pedantic of Purley” Mike Olivier / “Long Branch Mike” on which we have written many thousands of words over the last eight Nicola Badstuber years, with no doubt many more to come. Jonathan Roberts / “JRC” Liam Egerton / “Lemmo” For this Metrorail special, they have been kind enough to provide a Bob Robinson / “Mwmbwls” brief look at how they're attacking the challenge of upgrading the Neville King - Advertising Manager Georgia Morgan - Designer world's oldest metro, which sits alongside a "best off" selection of past LR issues and a sneak peak at some content from issue four. We hope Our eternal thanks to… Ben Myring, Tony Badsey-Ellis, all of our you enjoy it all. Grahams and the wonderful cast of thousands who comment, correct and join us for drinks If you do, then let us know on Twitter at @lonrec or come on over to every month (details on the website) Metrorail stand 30 and say hello! Copyright All content is Copyright London Reconnections and may not be reproduced without explicit consent. | 2016 LONDON RECONNECTIONS 2 INSIDE 4LM METRORAIL SPECIAL Inside 4LM Delivering the world’s largest signalling upgrade 114 STATIONS. 191 TRAINS. PROGRAMME DIRECTOR ANDY BELL TALKS ABOUT UPGRADING THE OLDEST METRO IN THE WORLD. In 1863, an underground railway Today, the London Underground between Paddington and Farringdon encompasses 402 kilometres of track, was opened. Dubbed the ‘Metropolitan serving 270 stations and 11 lines. In Line,’ this revolutionary service allowed 1982, it carried 498 million passengers. steam trains to haul nearly 40,000 In 2015 that figure was 1.34 billion. passengers in gas-lit wooden carriages, And demand is still rising. The need between eight stations. It was the start for extra capacity has never been more of something extraordinary. urgent. 3 LONDON RECONNECTIONS SPONSOR FEATURE LONDON RECONNECTIONS 4 INSIDE 4LM METRORAIL SPECIAL INCREASING CAPACITY WITH FOUR LINES MODERNISATION Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) is a project to upgrade the signalling systems of four of London Underground’s most important railway lines: Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan. Between them they account for 40% of the Underground’s traffic. It is the world’s biggest project of its kind. Unique features of the project include five complex rail junctions, 113 stations and 191 trains, interfacing the system with 4 depots, six sidings (two of them major), and the integration and presentation of existing CCTV and PA systems with a central control centre. “There is a significant logistical challenge,” said 4LM Programme Director Andy Bell. “To avoid disruption, most of our on-site work takes place between the hours of 1.30 am and 4.30 am. Three hours. That’s a small window for a large task.” The on-site work is carried out by a workforce of 400 engineers. But to maximise productivity, a similar number of people work behind the scenes, prefabricating equipment and fixtures, meticulously testing systems and software, and minutely planning for every contingency. The aging infrastructure presents additional challenges: parts of it are 150 years old, the cabling is ancient by modern standards, and one-of-a-kind legacy systems take time to understand. Plus, some of the technology due for replacement is around 50 years old. It all presents a challenging task that needs to be done quickly and accurately with no unexpected surprises. 5 LONDON RECONNECTIONS SPONSOR FEATURE THALES HAS REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES LONDON RECONNECTIONS 6 Earl’s Court Underground station, sub-surface concourse, c1937 To deliver the benefits as early as EXPERIENCE COUNTS “There are some firms out there with possible, the network has been divided good signalling technology,” conceded into 14 ‘Migration Areas’ for a carefully The size and complexity of 4LM Bell. “But there is a world of difference phased rollout. The first five of these requires the project lead to bring all of between installing equipment on a brand are centred on the Circle line, which is the stakeholders together. It’s essential new network as it is being constructed, the track which carries the most to give everyone a voice, while making and working within extremely small passengers. The improvements to the sure that they are collaborating as part windows in an environment that has Circle line will go live at the end of of a unified team with clear shared evolved over 150 years.” 2019, bringing faster, more frequent goals. That philosophy is firmly trains to the travelling public years embedded in the Thales/LU ‘One “The population of London is expected ahead of the final completion date. Team’ approach. to grow to 10 million by the year 2030. We’re making sure that the rail system When it’s complete, 4LM will boost “Thales has real-world experience. can cope with that. Come what may, the the number of trains to 32 every hour. We’ve been here before and we London Underground will be ready and Peak passenger capacity will be understand the challenges. We have fit for purpose.” increased by an overall average of 33 %, already successfully upgraded the with dramatic improvements of 65% on signalling systems of the Northern Line the Circle and Hammersmith & City and the Jubilee line. We excel at This was a sponsored feature by: lines. collaboration and project leadership: when we partner with a customer we take the term ‘partner’ very seriously indeed.” 7 LONDON RECONNECTIONS thalesgroup.com Ground Transportation solutions Wherever safety and security matter, we deliver PASSENGER SATISFACTION Offering real time information and ensuring security REVENUE PROTECTION TRANSPORT SAFETY Innovative solutions Automate critical decisions to collect revenues to eliminate human errors OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY NETWORK CAPACITY Ensure optimised network Improve fl ow with automated management with minimal investment signalling for optimal train frequency SEAMLESS JOURNEYS Unique fare systems for all transport modes Millions of critical decisions are made every day in transportation. The ability to run networks smoothly and effi ciently is crucial to economic growth and quality of life. Thales is at the heart of this. We design, develop and deliver equipment, systems and services, providing end-to-end solutions. Our integrated smart technologies give decision makers the information and control they need to make more effective responses in critical environments. Every moment of every day, wherever safety and security are critical, Thales delivers. Search: Thalesgroup Transport15_English_C37189.068_273x210_Apr16_LondonReconnections_v1.indd 1 30/03/2016 11:00 A TYPEFACE FOR THE UNDERGROUND METRORIAL SPECIALL A TYPEFACE FOR THE UNDERGROUND By John Bull On Monday the 2nd July 1979, Eiichi Kono walked into the offices of Banks & Miles, one of London’s most renowned graphic design agencies. It was his first day at the firm as a typographer, and he was very excited.
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