Access Solutions: Roof Access System
Leeds Train Station Roof Access
Clow Group Ltd. competitively tendered and were awarded the contract to design, manufacture, install and commission the roof access system at the new Leeds Train Station.
The contract was awarded to two main contractors, namely Birse Rail Ltd. and Wates Construction Ltd.
The contracts for the works were issued in October 1999 and totaled £245 million.
Clow Group Ltd. worked in partnership with Railtrack and the main contractor; Wates Construction Ltd. to develop a safe means of accessing the main train shed roof, the small train shed roof and all canopy roofs. The works undertaken by Clow Group Ltd. totaled more than ½ million pounds
KEY FACTS & FIGURES ON WORK CARRIED OUT ON LEEDS STATION
New Track
- 11km of new track (2km of track realigned)
- 120 point machines
- 53 turnouts
- 26 crossovers
- 9 diamond crossings
- 20,000 sleepers
- 130,000 tonnes of ballast
New Signaling and OHL
- 140 Signals
- 15 Gantries
- 290 Track Circuits
- 27km of cantenary and contact wire
- 55km of copper cable
- 1,500m of 25kv feeder cable
- 250 OHL electrification masts
- 155 OHL structures
- 340 OHL foundations
- 153 lineside telephones
- 17km of new/refurbished troughing
New Bridges and Embankments
- 6 major bridge reconstructions
- 1.1km of new railway foundations (embankments)
New Platforms
- 793m of additional platform length (four new platforms and four platforms extended)
- 2000m of platform walls
- 12,500m² of surfacing
New Roof
- 14,000m² of aluminium roof sheeting
- 5,100m² of wall cladding
- 1,500 tonnes of structural steelwork
- 178 structural columns
- 2,800m² of glazing panels
Temporary Works 1,600 tonnes of scaffolding
- Canopies
- 6,100m² of canopy roofing
- Footbridge
- 500m² of footbridge glazing panels
- Customer Information Systems (CIS)
- 150 Colour Monitors
- 255 Speakers
