Crossrail shortlists three for £45m Ilford Yard project
The trio are shortlisted to carry out works including detailed design, enabling works, manufacture, supply, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and hand over of railway depot facilities at the Ilford Yard Stabling facility.
VolkerFitzpatrick was awarded a contract for surveying the site in September 2011.
The site is located adjacent to the Great Eastern Main Line between Ilford and SevenKings. The depot covers an area of approximately 12 hectares. Network Rail owns the freehold to the site.
It currently has two leaseholders: Train operating company Abellio Greater Anglia Ltd use the depot for train stabling, and operate the LightMaintenance Depot located at the “country end” of the Ilford Depot site; Bombardier Transportation UK owns a leasehold on the main area that Crossrail intend to use to build the stabling facility.
Ilford Depot will remain an operational depot during the C828 works
Works include:
Construction of enabling works including 25Kva electrification modifications and track re-configuration works;
Stabling berths for Crossrail trains of nominal length 205m (max) comprising: Permanent way. Sidings signalling and protection systems.
Overhead Line Electrification.
— Fitted-out staff accommodation and yard signalling control building,
— Replacement to existing tenant facilities comprising:
A fitted out Paint Shop located to the “London end” of the Yard. A fitted out Logistics Building located to the “London end” of the Yard.