National Rail Awards 2002
23 September 2002 10:44
Continuing on from recent successes in winning national awards for excellence in railway bridge design, Scott Wilson picked up a 'Highly Commended' award in the Project of the Year category at the National Rail Awards 2002 ceremony, which was held at the London Hilton on 5 September.
The award was for the design of the replacement of Underbridge II, Milngavie, which carries the electrified Glasgow to Milngavie line over the main water supply to Glasgow.
The existing structure was highly skewed and had to be replaced during a 54 hour weekend possession of the line. Disruption to the water supply was strictly prohibited and no increase in foundation loading was allowed.
The innovative design solution involved removing the track ballast and developing a modern all-steel 'way-beam' superstructure, thereby reducing the permanent loads; the rails being fixed in a polymer rail support system.
The replacement of Milngavie Railway Bridge is a first class example of how innovative design, teamwork and meticulous planning are helping to deliver the modern railway infrastructure demanded by the Government and the travelling public.
The structure is in a highly sensitive location, and the fact that this difficult project was completed on time, within budget and to the satisfaction of the Client demonstrates a combination of ingenuity, teamwork and skill by all concerned.
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