Case Studies

Description: Stratford Parkway station supported by a number of Sustainable Travel Elements (STE’s) Client/Employer: Warwickshire County Council Project Value: £8.9m Duration: 12 months Detail: The Category F station comprises 2 No 6 Car platforms and DDA compliant ramped and stepped footbridge. The station is supported by waiting shelters, passengers information systems (CIS, PA, Help Point, TVM’s, CTV cameras, lighting and signage. Modal interchange is provided by the existing Park & Ride car park and new forecourt including bus stops and...

Description: National Station Improvements programme enhancements Awarded the Conservation Award at the 2011 National Railway Heritage Awards and 3rd place in the Station Development Category at the ACoRP 2011 awards Employer: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £230k Duration: 16 months The station improvements comprised refurbishment of 2 waiting rooms, 3 passenger toilets, new staff toilet, preparatory work for re-instated café and staff Personal Needs Break re-location. Waiting room work included introduction of CCTv, PA system, CIS, access for all automated doors...

Description: Access for All (AfA) footbridge and Lifts Employer: Warwickshire County Council Project Value: £1.26m Duration: 12 months Detail: The project consists of a new Equality Act compliant footbridge and lifts between platforms to replace the existing staff assisted barrow crossing located at the far end of the platforms. The full scheme includes power supply upgrade, lighting, CCTV, comms, lighting and re-location of existing platform furniture. Support is currently being provided on the GRIP 1 to 3 Option Selection Study...

Description: Revised Schedule 17 Booking Office hours Client: London Midland Duration: 24 months Detail: Due to passengers changing the way they purchase tickets, with a variety of purchase options now available, less than half of all tickets are now bought across the counter. London Midland sought to implement changes to reflect this investing in station facilities including Ticket Vending Machines, waiting shelters and security systems whilst matching resources in the Station Services team to suit customers’ needs across all routes....

Description: Access to Stations works Client/Employer: Warwickshire County Council Project Value: £80k Duration: 12 months Detail: Installation of Equality Act compliant access ramp to Leamington Spa station entrance, way finding information, security fencing and CCTV modifications at the Grade II Listed Building of Leamington Spa station and Electric Vehicle Charge points at Warwick Parkway station. This infrastructure is part of a package of wider sustainable transport measures being implemented to improve access to and security at stations in Warwickshire. Project...

Employer: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £7m Duration: 14 months The project consisted of construction of a new platform between existing live rail tracks and glazed structural steelwork footbridge with DDA compliant passenger lift. The complete scope included new drainage, lighting, power upgrade, live passenger data displays, safety critical CCTV ‘Driver Only’ operating system and demolition of redundant platform. The project was managed through outline design including extensive ground investigations, procurement of target-price principle contractor to final account. Significant work was...

Employer: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £18m Duration: 24 months Phase 1 – Restoration of the derelict Edwardian Station terminus platforms, concourse and station buildings. The project included a highway over-bridge replacement, new and refurbished structures, power upgrade and new ticket office including and supporting a security system, ticket sales equipment , station CCTV and customer information system. This project was awarded the Conservation Award at the 2004 National Railway Heritage Awards and the Renaissance Award in the 2005 Birmingham Civic...

Employer: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £172k Duration: 13 months An additional 80 spaces were provided adjacent to the station. 23 of these were provided on Network Rail land by moving the existing maintenance compound to vacant land. 57 were provided on nearby Warwickshire District Council land. The scope of work included civil construction, lighting, signage, fencing, barriers and landscaping. Project Management responsibility covered lease negotiations, design, planning permission, Landlord’s Consent, Station Change, procurement of Principle Contractor and contract administration to...

Description: Station Zoning Client: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £60k Duration: 9 months Detail: Relocation of displayed information at 36 No stations, from London Marylebone to Birmingham and through the Chiltern Hills, to increase compliance in-line with the new ATOC Station Zoning standard comprising Welcome, Ticket, Train and Onward Travel Zones. Support was provided from securing ATOC funding through surveying all stations, scheduling changes required, obtaining Listed Building & Landlords Consent, procurement of free standing poster structures (14), poster frames (92)...

Description: Rail station ticket gate Bar Code Reader Client: Chiltern Railways Project Value: £400k Duration: Phase 1 (6 months), Phase 2 (Ongoing) Detail: Delivery of the Chiltern Railways franchise commitment to install Bar Code Readers, capable of reading on-line purchased paper and mobile phone Bar Code Tickets at 6 No stations. Support was provided to determine the specification for the solution, determine and secure the internal budget, negotiate the contract and work with the nominated supplier and stakeholders through concept...