If you wish to know what railway upgrades Transport for London (TfL) has been finishing up lately, a abstract could be compiled from the most recent Programmes and Funding Committee stories.
The stories will likely be mentioned at their assembly on Wednesday, June twenty sixth, however here’s a abstract of latest railway upgrades inside TfL. This report covers Quarter 4, which runs from 10 December 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Belongings infographic (c) TfL
The traces
Central line
Throughout a March closure of the east finish of the road, new signalling tools was examined and commissioned to exchange obsolescent signalling room belongings at Debden, Epping, and Theydon Bois.
TfL continues work to stabilise the slicing between Grange Hill and Chigwell stations, together with strengthening the N31 footbridge and drainage works. The mission is because of be completed on website in late June 2024.
DLR
Thirty of the deliberate 54 new DLR trains have been accomplished by the producer in Spain.
Nevertheless, the goal date for the primary of the brand new trains in service has been delayed as a result of a problem encountered throughout integration testing. This doesn’t influence the ultimate date for finishing the fleet renewal.
Morgan Sindall has taken over the works at Beckton depot following the collapse of the earlier contractor and is constructing the brand new sidings wanted for the additional trains.
Feasibility-level design and preliminary worth engineering work for a brand new station at Thames Wharf have concluded, and discussions with the property developer are underway.
Lengthy-line public handle system works are actually completed, and migration is ongoing to carry the brand new system on-line
Elizabeth line
There was some progress in offering stage boarding on the future Outdated Oak Widespread, with the DfT supporting HS2’s feasibility design work to research the reducing of tracks.
Jubilee line
A monetary grant from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will help heating upgrades on the Neasden depot.
Because the begin of the programme, the refurbishment of the prepare wheels has skilled a number of points, together with inaccurate materials estimates, a scarcity of staff, and points with high quality.
The contract to restore the prepare underframe cracks was awarded in March.
TfL can be progressing on schedule with works to improve the out of date tunnel air flow management panels and refurbish the followers of the staircase pressurisation system from Southwark to Canning City and intermediate shafts. The general air flow programme is scheduled to complete in September 2026.
Northern line
A monetary grant from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will help heating upgrades on the Finchley Central indicators depot.
London Overground
Energy reinforcement works on the Clapham Junction department (which Community Rail manages) needs to be accomplished by the tip of June 2024.
2,300 insulated monitor baseplates inside the Thames tunnel are being changed, with the primary section of the work carried out over Christmas and March. The works are forecast to be full in March 2025
The ultimate Class 710 prepare (prepare 54) entered passenger service on 22 March 2024.
Piccadilly line
TfL stays on monitor to obtain the primary new prepare in late summer season 2024 and to start system integration testing on the Piccadilly line shortly after its arrival. The primary prepare into passenger service stays on monitor for 2025.
New platform stopping markers are being put in for the brand new trains in any respect stations throughout the Piccadilly line, whereas work is progressing on excessive voltage energy provide upgrades at Northfields and Cockfosters to help the elevated energy masses on the prepare upkeep depots.
Three new stabling and reversing sidings at Northfields are considerably full, whereas at Cockfosters depot, website preparation and enabling works are underway for the brand new wheel-lathe facility, and a contract has been awarded for constructing building.
The primary of two new cab simulators is being commissioned in readiness for prepare operator coaching to begin, and preparations are being finalised for set up.
In January, 288 metres of ballasted monitor renewal (BTR) by Sudbury City westbound platform was renewed.
Sub-surface traces
On twenty sixth December 2023, a prepare overran the platform at Shepherd’s Bush Market by roughly 30 metres. The 4 Strains Modernisation programme and related engineering group are supporting the continuing investigation and liaising with Thales.
The signalling improve within the Finchley Street to Preston Street part of the Metropolitan line was examined over the weekend of thirteenth to 14th April 2024, with extra testing deliberate for July 2024. This part is anticipated to go reside in early 2025 and the ultimate part of signalling (Rayners Lane to Uxbridge) to go reside in 2026.
The signalling improve between Stepney Inexperienced and Upminster, which is now reside, ought to enhance common journey instances by 5-10% following subsequent yr’s timetable change.
In March 2024, 195 metres of monitor renewals have been carried out between Kings Cross St Pancras and Farringdon and 189 metres between Gloucester Street and South Kensington.
Stations
Battersea Energy Station
Work to put in escalators on the western entrance ought to begin by August 2024.
Cutty Sark
The three escalators have been refurbished and returned to service.
East Ham station
The wall on the north aspect of the station will likely be rebuilt later within the yr as soon as social gathering wall agreements are signed with the 28 properties that again onto the station.
Elephant & Fortress
The contract for the tunnels between the brand new station field and the present Northern line platforms needs to be awarded in July.
The developer is planning at hand over the station field by Quarter 1 2025/26, as agreed – to be then fitted out by TfL.
North Acton station
Funding has been secured to cowl the price of idea designs for step-free entry on the station.
Kentish City station
Contractors accomplished enabling works and put in each new escalators, permitting for electrical works to start. Remedial works to platform tiling and ticket corridor ceiling and flooring have begun. The station is now as a result of re-open to the general public in September 2024.
Knightsbridge
There are energy capability points to fulfill the requirement for a secondary energy provide to the brand new lifts and extra work is required to take away warmth from the tunnels. These are holding up the availability of step-free entry to the station.
Manor Park
Works to put in tactile paving have been accomplished.
Marylebone station
The ultimate Bostwick gate and panelling works as a part of the escalator alternative works are as a result of be accomplished in July 2024.
Northolt station
Funding has been accredited to ship step-free entry at Northolt station in 2026.
Paddington station
Set up of cabling, companies and finishes for the Bakerloo line’s new ticket corridor and step-free entry areas proceed, forward of opening in late summer season 2024
South Kensington
Design works are underway for step-free entry to the sub-surface traces, which is being offered as a part of the oversite growth. They’re additionally exploring an choice to incorporate the Piccadilly line within the step-free entry.
Stratford
The brand new entrance subsequent to the Jubilee line platforms, which was as a result of open in March, is now forecast to come back into use in the direction of the tip of June 2024. The delay was as a result of unexpected floor situations and water ingress.
A separate mission can be being labored on with Community Rail to ship a brand new buyer raise connecting the Jubilee line concourse to the western subway.
Surrey Quays
For the station improve, piling works on platform two are actually full and set up of drainage and the platform superstructure is underway. They’ll then carry Platform 1’s short-term secondary technique of escape into service in August 2024 to help the set up of the overbridge linking the 2 platforms.
West Ham
Works on the brand new entrance to the station linking it with a housing growth have been paused as a result of design and provide issues however are anticipated to renew later this yr.
West Hampstead
Funding has been secured to cowl the price of idea designs for step-free entry on the station.
Lately upgraded and far brighter LED lighting at Leicester Sq. station (c) ianVisits
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