1. Partnership Working Great Western Route Modification

2. Not a Small project!!!
A fully electrified line from London Paddington though
to Bristol Parkway and through to Cardiff.
When? Mostly at night
Why? The licence issued to operate the railway stipulates that disruption should be kept to a minimum
Why LA interested?
Major Project with considerable disruption to line side neighbours
and beyond over a number of years.

3. Why is Wiltshire Council Involved?
We have over 30 mile of line on two separate routes
1 Station refurb, 14 road bridges, 3 footbridges, 2 aqueducts, 2 tunnels and 30 miles of piling both ways
The work is NOISY and undertaken at night through the week, weekends and at holiday times.
In order to control noise the contractor contractually tied in to apply for a section 61 Consent under Control of Pollution Act 1974

4. What is being done?
De-vegetation along the line – 8 meters or up to boundary.
Raising bridges and lowering track through tunnels, creates
space for the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE)
Foundations piles 1500 (Piled and concrete), erection
of masts along the line to support the OLE
Run the electric wires between the masts once erected
Construction of Auto Transformer Feeding Sites (ATFS)
Signalling Cables
Temporary roads/Heightening of parapets

5. High Output Plant System (HOPS)

6. Rail Road Vehicles

7. Bridge Demolition

8. Corsham Footbridge
Time lapse

9. Problems Inconsistent (L.A. And App)
Council inundated with applications
(Murphys, Hoctief/Amey/URS, Bam Nuttal, ABC,Babcock)
Inconsistent (L.A. And App)
Time consuming
Lack noise expertise
Poor standard
Noisy work

10. What the group did? First Meeting 2014 What did we want to achieve?
Collectively raise the standards and accuracy of Sect 61
Pool resources, knowledge, expertise (save time/money)
Who we wanted to attend (L.A’s, Network Rail, contractors,)
Frequency of meetings (Quarterly)
Minutes and actions (important)
Site meetings “HOOB”
Consistency of actions across region

11. Partnership Working Bath and North East Somerset Bristol City
South Gloucestershire
Wiltshire
Swindon
Consistent Section 61
applications
Network Rail
All contractors follow
Rolled out Nationally as Best practice by Network Rail

12. Application process Submitted on a Risk Basis
Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Submitted on a Risk Basis
(1 night disruption), limited noise implications
Only NOTIFICATION (Follow the process)
Consistent Content
Council does not have to produce a consent
Greater than one night disruption, significant work
FULL SUBMISSION of application for Section 61 Consent (site meeting)
Consistent Content
Council produce and issue a Consent

13. Content Duration of the consent The permissible construction hours
Control measures (Generic and Specific Control measures)
Noise management/communication (training, telephone hot
line, letter drop x 2, door to door, complaints investigated,
Noise monitoring programme (Action levels in BS )
Maps of all noise sensitive locations (Red/Amber/Green)
Flexibility (Christmas eve)

15. Box Tunnel Biggest project on the line
Blockade summer 2015 for 6 weeks
Lowered the track 600 mm over 4 miles between tunnels
Working 24/7/ 7 days
Be prepared for an unexpected meeting!!!!

16. Vulnerable Populations
Success of the process
Real Time monitoring
Triggered meetings for consecutive breaches within 48 hrs
Focuses the contractor

17. Christmas Eve Saved

18. Overhead Line Equipment (OLE)

19. Lessons Learnt
Train journey along the route gives you a better idea to the vulnerable receptors line side
Piles can be closely located and have supporting piles
Contractors not following the conditions of the section 61
Simplify the key specific information as part of a whiteboard talk
Competency of monitoring
Charging for Council Work
Communication strategy is key and manages expectations
Importance Review / version 2
Re writing the section 61 format for ease of use and understanding

20. Questions???

21. Thank You Richard Francis (Senior Environmental Health Officer)

22. Road
and
Footbridges