Global Rail Construction Limited (GRCL) were awarded a long-term programme of GRIP 6-8 railway civil engineering works, on behalf of valued client and Cambridge Resignalling Principal Contractor and Designer, Alstom. This sub-contract was secured by our UK team, following previous successful delivery of both GRIP 4 Surveys and GRIP 5 Advanced Civils Works.
Cambridge Resignalling is a condition led renewal, where a significant number of level crossings will be either renewed or modified as part of the project. The scope covers the area controlled by Cambridge signal box.
The delivery programme covers 4-key commissioning stages – Stage 1 Commissioning in December 2024, Stage 2 Commissioning May 2025, Croxton Stage October 2025 and Stage 3 Commissioning Easter 2026, and requires GRCL to interface with Alstom’s Lead Engineers and provide inputs into other discipline requirements/deliverables.
GRCL provides competent management and staff to ensure that the works meet the required Network Rail standards and the expected level of quality, in order to assist Alstom with production and verification of the scheme, to enable satisfactory and timely sign off of the Engineering Completion Certificates for all stages of the works.
Following several months of efficient planning and effective delivery, Global Rail Construction Limited (GRCL) has successfully completed Feltham Resignalling Phase 5, Works Package 1a, covering Signalling Installations, on behalf of partner AtkinsRéalis for Network Rail Wessex Capital Delivery.
Feltham Phase 5 consisted of 3No interlocking areas, with 3No fringes to adjacent signalling control centres, and the renewal of 2No level crossings. The overall programme of Feltham & Wokingham re-signalling project covers 1 8-year, five phase renewal of all signalling assets controlled from Feltham Area Signalling Centre (ASC) and Wokingham Signal Box (SB). The project will renew 9No Route Relay Interlockings (RRIs) with new centralised ElectroLogIXS Computer Based Interlocking (CBI) controlled from Basingstoke Rail Operations Centre (ROC), transferring control from the existing Feltham Area Signalling Centre (ASC), and renewing all existing lineside signalling infrastructure and remote interlockings with centralised interlockings from the new ROC.
GRCL’s significant rail systems sub-contract encompassed the installation, termination and testing of new lineside equipment including cabling, Location Case suites, AWS, TPWS, and the existing train detection system replaced with Frauscher Advanced Counter (FAdC) Axle Counter system and the subsequent recovery of all the old assets. The 2No electrically controlled Level Crossings were renewed to interface to the new ElectroLogIXS lineside equipment, replacing all Barrier Booms, Barrier Machines, Road Traffic Lights (RTL’s) to an LED type. New electrical Principal Supply Point (PSP’s) were also provided at Winnersh Triangle, and new Auxiliary Supply Points (ASP) were provided at Earley and Crowthorne. The PSP, ASPs and Functional Supply Points (FSPs) were implemented as a Class II based system managed by the Camlin Signet Auto Reconfigurable system.
Our collaborative delivery and high-quality workmanship enabled an incredible result, working on some the busiest lines in the Southern region. Through a safe and solutions-based approach during this project, our signalling and power experts supported timely culmination and the successful commissioning of this newly signalled area.
On behalf of the Department of Transport (DoT) as part of the Better Stations Tranche 3, Global Rail Australia were awarded and engaged to complete amenity upgrades at two metropolitan key locations – Lalor Station and Thornbury Station.
The works on behalf of key client MTM, cover Electrical amenity upgrades including CCTV, Public Address System Speakers, Customer Help Points and Hearing Loops.
The project aims to improve the passenger amenities, safety features, and accessibility to improve peoples experience when travelling on the network. Upgrades to stations help provide diverse journeys that are safe and inclusive, inspiring confidence in users and provide a critical connection to social and economic opportunities.
The implementation of the design aims to achieve:
(a) Functional improvement of existing metropolitan railway stations;
(b) Improved accessibility;
(c) Enhanced customer experience at key locations on the network;
Global Rail Australia has successfully delivered this electrical project on budget, with no safety concerns, by investing their time and expertise.
Electrical works covering the supply and installation of Public Address Speakers, CCTV and the reinstatement of Hearing Loops at both Lalor and Thornbury Station were fully commissioned on time in March 2024.
On behalf of the Department of Transport (DoT), as part of the Better Stations Amenity Upgrades Project, Global Rail Australia has completed civils installation works at Lalor and Thornbury Stations.
At Lalor Station the civils works included a double sided platform canopy construction, construction of a DDA shelter, a CCTV pole installation, and a FLS cabinet installation. All major civil works including underground cable trench construction, footings for poles, FLS cabinet, canopy and the DDA shelter were completed during a 10-day absolute occupation in January 2024.
Thornbury Station’s civils works included construction of a DDA shelter, a bike parkiteer and an FLS cabinet installation.
Global Rail Australia has commissioned this project on time and to budget, by investing their time and expertise, with no safety concerns.
The project aims to improve the customer experience at stations on the metropolitan network through improvements to amentites, safety features and accessibility.
As part of a turnkey offering, Global Rail Australia’s Electrical Division has also completed electrical works at both stations to provide new CCTV, lighting and Public Address Speakers. The Hearing Loop was additionally reinstated at the station entrances.
Global Rail Australia Pty Limited has completed a fully managed $500,000 refurbishment of three attached buildings in Neerim Road Murrumbeena for key client VicTrack. Each building was previously a single storey shop and following a section of internal wall being removed between two of the buildings, Global Rail Australia has successfully created a large single commercial unit. The works were completed on a fast track basis with a contract program of works of just four months
The existing heritage buildings consist of solid masonry external and internal walls, sheet metal mono-slope roofs, and a combination of timber and concrete floors. The shop fronts being almost entirely glazed up to the underside of the front canopy which cantilevers across the entire footpath and extends across the three shops plus a walkway and two adjacent shops. The canopy has a sheet metal mono-slope roof and a pressed metal ceiling cladding. There are solid masonry parapets above all walls except the rear wall.
The objective of the project was to install new concrete headwall sections of a culvert on the railway line named UBC66A, including excavation, over pumping, backfilling and forming a small section of reinforced concrete.
Global Rail Services was appointed Main Contractor and PSCS for these works. The works were completed under full night time track possessions and one weekend shutdown of the rail line.
Vegetation and trees around the site and lay down areas were removed prior to works commencing. The existing sheet piles were removed and excavations carried out for installation of the headwall and in-situ culvert connection.
Pumps were put in place for rerouting the water handled by UBC66A, diverting the flow across the railway line to the east side of the culvert. The pumps ran 24/7 to accommodate the flow of water. Pipes were placed under the track during night works.
Global Rail Australia’s internal division – GRA Networks – and their Power Infrastructure team, has been successfully delivering a complex civil, structural, and building contract to support a vital new substation project for valued client Zinfra, who build, operate, and maintain energy infrastructure assets in Australia, and are one of a number of valued clients of Global Rail Australia, whereby our teams support their projects through a comprehensive range of engineering, project management, construction, operation and maintenance delivery services.
The project commenced in April 2023, in order to supply customer – energy asset owner and operator, Jemena Electricity Networks – with a new substation in Brooklyn. The new substation is located at 598 Geelong Rd, Brooklyn, VIC 3012 and will be staged with the initial load supply expected to be supplied by August 2023, with project commissioning due in September 2023.
The objective of the GSM-R project is to install telecoms towers and monopoles with associated civils and services works to facilitate the transition of train communications to a modern digital radio network. The overall project is divided into packages of individual sites ranging from 4 sites to 18 sites on the Irish Rail network nationwide. Sites include greenfield sites, Irish Rail properties, sites adjacent to the rail line, railway bridges and level crossings. To date, Global Rail Services have completed over 100 sites
Global Rail Services takes on the role of main contractor and PSCS for the project. The works are carried out adjacent to the live railway and public areas such as public roads, train stations and carparks. A number of sites are greenfield sites requiring liaison with landowners and residents. Global Rail Services also liaise closely with Irish Rail for works taking place beside the live railway which require day and night time possessions and isolations.
All temporary works are designed and implemented by Global Rail Services. These include construction of temporary access roads and piling platforms, craneage/lift plans, protection of existing services within the vicinity of the worksites and stabilisation of embankments and deep excavations. Global Rail Services are responsible for reinstatement of all access areas on completion.
Global Rail Construction Limited (GRCL) has completed a multi-disciplinary GRIP 5-8 rail systems sub-contract encompassing Civil and Structural Engineering including temporary works, E&P and Signalling installation works, covering Phases 3 and 4 of the Feltham Resignalling Project. This project was on behalf of Principal Contractor (PC) Atkins Global for Network Rail’s (NR) Southern region. GRCL is the UK arm of the worldwide Global Infrastructure Group and is a leading provider of design and build services to clients in the rail and transportation sector.
Global Rail Construction Limited’s successful design, installation and handover of this contract supports the culmination and commissioning of these newly signalled areas in August 2023.
The full scope of the main contract has covered the re-control from the existing Feltham Area Signalling Centre (ASC) NX Panel system to the Basingstoke Rail Operations Centre (ROC) on a Resonate IECC Scalable system, and a signalling interlocking re-lock from the existing Staines and Windsor Route Relay Interlockings (RRI) to an appropriate configuration of Computer Based Interlockings (CBI) within the Atkins ElectroLogIXS system.
All existing lineside signalling infrastructure has been replaced with new equipment including all cabling, Location Case suites, AWS and TPWS, and existing AC track circuit train detection replaced by the Frauscher Advanced Counter (FAdC) Axle Counter system. 7No controlled Level Crossings have been renewed to interface with the new ElectroLogIXS lineside equipment with replacement of the booms, barrier machines, road traffic lights (RTLs), and changing from incandescent bulbs to white light LEDs.
Global Rail Services Ltd was appointed Main Contractor and PSCS by Irish Rail (IE) for this multi-disciplinary rail project. The works included the installation of two precast concrete (PCC) lifts, associated precast concrete stairs and footbridges at Gormanston & Dalkey stations. The bridge structures were encapsulated on both sides and on the roof. All enabling, utilities and services works were carried out by Global Rail Services and their approved specialist subcontractors.
This project was completed as part of Irish Rail’s Accessibility Programme. The objective of the programme is to improve accessibility across the Irish Rail network in line with the priorities set out in the Accessibility Project Feasibility Report 2014, and the prioritised Track Crossing Report as completed in 2019 following consultation with the National Transport Authority (NTA), the Accessibility User Group and internal stakeholders.
