Shrewsbury – Crewe Modular Re-Signalling Pilot
This is a research and development scheme for the pilot of modular signalling technology on the Shrewsbury – Crewe route section.
The scheme will be delivered as a type ‘B’ scheme. It will demonstrate compliance with signalling engineering principles and standards or seek derogations against those standards.
Modular signalling is to provide a cost-effective means of attaining Office of Rail Regulator (ORR) efficiency targets and will achieve significant cost savings for the delivery of type B signalling renewals.
It enables simplified scheme development processes, standardised delivery methods, reduced track access requirements and fewer staging works.
Shrewsbury – Crewe Modular Re-Signalling Pilot
The key outputs of this project were:
- re-signalling the Shrewsbury – Crewe Route
- transferring control from seven mechanical signal boxes on the route to a new control desk at the South Wales Control Centre (SWCC) in Cardiff
- renewing of five level crossings on the route to Manual Control Barrier Obstacle Detectors (MCB OD), including new barrier machines
- utilising the Fixed Telecommunications Network (FTN) as the main backbone for the signalling transmission between site locations and the control in Cardiff
- installing a new 240v power supply system
- introducing a range of new products onto railway infrastructure, including a new signalling interlocking system, train detection axle counters, Automatic Warning System (AWS) equipment, light weight signals, equipment housings – all of which are designed to simplify installation processes and reduce future maintainability.
Shrewsbury – Crewe Modular Re-Signalling Pilot
The main objective of the project was to provide a new cost-effective signalling renewal system for use on secondary routes.
The pilot paved the way for future schemes to use a completed Modular Signalling Handbook.
This handbook will contain the methodology of how to plan, design, install and commission future schemes to a suite of standards built up from the two pilot schemes.
Shrewsbury – Crewe Modular Re-Signalling Pilot
Client: UK Department for Transport
Location: London, UK
Start date: 2008
End date: 2013
Duration: 60 months
Contract value: £29m
Services provided: Programme management, signalling, train control & telecoms, systems integration