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Date
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3 APRIL 2013
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Time
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18:00 - 20:00
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Event Type
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Lecture
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One of the last level-crossings on the West Coast main line was finally removed following its replacement by an underbridge installed as a jacked box during a 101 h track possession. The Owen Street level-crossing next to Tipton station was a notorious local bottleneck, with the barriers typically closed for 75% of the day.
At this lecture, John Sreeves, one of the authors of the award winning paper Jacking the box: a 101 h squeeze under West Coast main line, will describe the planning and construction of its replacement that opened in January 2010. It was was undertaken in a highly constrained site between the railway and a canal, and in very difficult ground conditions. The box straddling a geological fault, and the post-industrial nature of the site, meant that old mine workings, a canal basin and bridge abutments had to be dealt with along with major utilities.
Please note that there is no requirement to book a place to attend this presentation. For all other enquiries, please contact Joanne Mallard - joanne.mallard@ice.org.uk / 01752 766230.
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