Tube Lines makes the most out of weekend closure at Edgware station
Tube Lines has begun the installation of two passenger lifts at Edgware
station. During this weekend’s station closure a team of engineers erected two
six-tonne steel frames. Materials were hoisted 6m over the station and
surrounding shops by a crane and lowered into specially designed wells. Edgware Tube station is located in a busy suburb, between Edgware bus garage
and train depot, with very limited access points to transport the materials
into the station. The only methods available to the team were to use trains to
deliver materials or the use of a crane to lift the materials over the station
into the wells. Using a crane allowed for materials to be directly positioned
in the wells reducing the cost, amount of manual handling required and the time
taken to erect the frames. The work took place this weekend as part of a series of planned weekend
closures at the station. Tube Lines is now making more use of weekend closures
to maximise the efficiencies of improvement projects and deliver the benefits
of cleaner, safer and more reliable stations to passengers in record times. Once installation is completed, the new passenger lifts at Edgware station
will particularly benefit those with mobility difficulties, heavy luggage and
young children, making the journey to and from station platforms easier.
Edgware station is one of five stations that Tube Lines is currently working on
to install passenger lifts.
Visu Mathan, Tube Lines’ Project Manager for Edgware station said:
“Installing lifts at stations is always going to be difficult, but being
able to lift the materials into position from outside the station saves us a
lot of time, money and man power. The weekend closure allowed us to carry out
potentially noisy works during the day, reducing the disruption to local
residents. We will continue working around the clock to ensure that the works
at the station are delivered to commuters as soon as possible.”
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Notes to Editors
1. Tube Lines is responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the
infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. London
Underground is responsible for operating the Underground, for employing drivers
and station staff, for ticketing and fares, and for the Tube’s safety
regime. 2. The Tube Lines consortium consists of two shareholders – Amey and
Bechtel. They bring together some of the most experienced providers of business
services with specialist skills in the rail industry, including track and
signal renewals, plus project and operational management. They are providing
some of the best project and operational managers from around the world to work
on the modernisation of the Tube system. Amey owns two-thirds of Tube Lines’
business and Bechtel owns one third. 3. The stations where Tube Lines is currently working towards
installing passenger lifts are: Acton Town, Edgware, Golders Green, Osterley,
and Waterloo.
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