Lanes Group completes Crossrail drainage replacement project

Lanes Group Rail Division has completed a project to replace track drainage on the western section of Crossrail.

The work involved removal of 200 metres of track drainage and replacing it with new pipework as part of work to upgrade lines incorporated in the Crossrail programme.

The Lanes Rail team completed the track drainage renewal, near Slough, in Berkshire, over two consecutive weekends.

Eamonn Maloney, Lanes Rail Division’s Network Rail Manager, said: “Lanes Rail Division has developed a strong reputation for carrying out this kind of work on behalf of London Underground.

“The successful completion of this project, on behalf of Balfour Beatty Rail, demonstrates our competency in carrying out track drainage renewal on Network Rail assets as well.”

The £14.8 billion Crossrail programme involves the construction of a new 73-mile east-west route from Maidenhead, in Berkshire, through central London to Shenfield in Essex.

Lanes Rail Division was commissioned to replace track drainage along a section of line being lowered to allow new overhead power lines to run under a bridge.

The new overhead lines are being installed for Crossrail and as part of the Great Western electrification programme.

The track drainage renewal project was completed in two stages. During a track possession on the first weekend, the Lanes Rail Division team removed the current drainage pipe.

Then, the following weekend, the new track drainage lines were installed, along with new catchpits.

On both weekends, a total of 16 Lanes Rail Division personnel worked on the project, in four 12 hour shifts throughout Saturday and Sunday.

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