the rail engineer • February 2014
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Contents
Scandinavian rail tunnels
News 6 Stafford phase 2, Kirby to HS2, level crossing closures.
Clive Kessell looks at three projects at varying stages of completion
Gravesend remodelled
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A new platform for the busy Kent station.
30 An exciting new Aventra
Earls Court: Christmas closure keeps London moving
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How to renew track while keeping the football specials running.
MegaTech success
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Constructing platforms from expanded polystyrene.
Tales of the unexpected
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A new bridge at Spring Bank West, Hull.
Stirling work
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Wholesale replacement of the bridge over Causewayhead Road.
Tunnel repair
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Solving tunnel lining problems in France, London and Glasgow.
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Cables on the wall
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Hanging cables in tunnels is a complex subject.
Keeping London on ICE
Tunnel vision
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Just how did they build railway tunnels in the time before machinery?
The Underground’s new Innovative Contractor Engagement process explained.
A Class Act: onboard energy measurement
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With trains crossing borders, how do you calculate the electricity bill?
25 Years after Clapham: pride turns to despair
54 Signalling the positive
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David Bickell comments on Clive Kessell’s paper.
Christmas Crackers
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What did the men and women in orange get up to over Christmas?
Christmas at Stoat’s Nest
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Twenty-six thousand hours worked to replace an important junction.
Island floods
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Repairing 20 sites on the Isle of Wight.
Washout! 76 After the sea defences failed.
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On Track - to a greener future Green Infrastructure – plants on the roof and better drainage.
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