The Swindon and Cricklade Railway Construction of the Permanent Way Document No: S&CR S PW001 Issue 2 Format: Microsoft Office 2010 August 2016 SCR S PW001 Issue 2 Copy 001 Page 1 of 33 Registered charity No: 1067447 Registered in England: Company No. 3479479 Registered office: Blunsdon Station Registered Office: 29, Bath Road, Swindon SN1 4AS 1 Document Status Record Status Date Issue Prepared by Reviewed by Document owner Issue 17 June 2010 1 D.J.Randall D.Herbert Joint PW Manager Issue 01 Aug 2016 2 D.J.Randall D.Herbert / D Grigsby / S Hudson PW Manager 2 Document Distribution List Position Organisation Copy Issued To: Copy No. (yes/no) P-Way Manager S&CR Yes 1 Deputy PW Manager S&CR Yes 2 Chairman S&CR (Trust) Yes 3 H&S Manager S&CR Yes 4 Office Files S&CR Yes 5 3 Change History Version Change Details 1 to 2 Updates throughout since last release SCR S PW001 Issue 2 Copy 001 Page 2 of 33 Registered charity No: 1067447 Registered in England: Company No. 3479479 Registered office: Blunsdon Station Registered Office: 29, Bath Road, Swindon SN1 4AS Table of Contents 1 Document Status Record ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Document Distribution List ................................................................................................................................... 2 3 Change History ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 4 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 5 The S&CR ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 6 References ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 7 Abbreviations......................................................................................................................................................... 6 8 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 9 Preliminaries .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 10 Change Management ........................................................................................................................................ 7 11 Relations with Neighbours ............................................................................................................................... 7 12 Track-Bed and Earthworks ............................................................................................................................... 8 12.1 Stability ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 12.2 Embankments ............................................................................................................................................... 8 12.3 Cuttings ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 12.4 Retaining Walls ............................................................................................................................................ 8 13 Drainage ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 14 Cables and Pipes under the Railway ................................................................................................................. 8 15 Wires and Cables .............................................................................................................................................. 9 16 Bridges.............................................................................................................................................................. 9 16.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 16.2 Rail over Road/River.................................................................................................................................... 9 16.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 9 16.2.2 On the Bridge ...................................................................................................................................... 9 16.2.3 Under the Bridge ................................................................................................................................. 9 16.3 Road over Railway ..................................................................................................................................... 10 16.3.1 Under the Bridge ............................................................................................................................... 10 16.3.2 On the Bridge .................................................................................................................................... 10 16.3.3 Pipe Bridges ...................................................................................................................................... 10 17 Tunnels ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 18 Turntables ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 19 Clearances ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 19.1 Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 11 19.2 Restricted Clearance Areas: Passengers ..................................................................................................... 12 20 Lineside Path .................................................................................................................................................. 12 20.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 20.2 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 12 20.3 Lineside Equipment ................................................................................................................................... 12 SCR S PW001 Issue 2 Copy 001 Page 3 of 33 Registered charity No: 1067447 Registered in England: Company No. 3479479 Registered office: Blunsdon Station Registered Office: 29, Bath Road, Swindon SN1 4AS 20.4 Places of Safety .......................................................................................................................................... 13 20.5 Restricted Clearance Areas ........................................................................................................................ 13 20.6 No-Refuge Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 13 21 Track ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 21.1 Preliminary ................................................................................................................................................. 14 21.2 Curvature .................................................................................................................................................... 14 21.3 Super-Elevation .......................................................................................................................................... 15 21.4 Twist .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 22 Rails ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 23 Fishplates ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 24 Sleepers .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 24.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 24.2 Wooden Sleepers .......................................................................................................................................