Powered signal box, rear of Exeter St Davids station
Client: Network Rail
Project Overview
Powered signal box, rear of Exeter St Davids station
Service: Facilities Management
Sector: Rail
- Approved Contractor: MLG UK Ltd
- Client: Network Rail
- Duration: 2 weeks
- Work Carried Out: Bird netting and access
Scope of Work
Bird fouling on a signal box is a hygiene and access problem, not a cosmetic one. MLG netted the powered signal box at the rear of Exeter St Davids to stop it at source.
- Powered signal box at the rear of Exeter St Davids station
- Netting installed to keep birds off a safety-critical building
- Removes the recurring cost of cleaning and the health risk of guano to staff accessing the box
Challenges & Constraints
Fouling, not decoration
Bird fouling on the powered signal box at the rear of Exeter St Davids was a hygiene and access problem rather than a cosmetic one.
A safety-critical building
The netting had to go onto an operational, safety-critical signal box rather than an ancillary structure.
Project Execution & Techniques
Netted at source
Netting was installed to the powered signal box to keep birds off the building rather than to manage the fouling after the event.
Access to the box
The package covered the access needed to reach and net the structure at the rear of the station.
Outcome & Long-Term Benefits
Cleaning cost removed
Netting removes the recurring cost of cleaning fouling off the box.
Better for staff access
It removes the health risk of guano to staff who need to get into the box.
Operational building protected
A safety-critical operational building is bird-proofed rather than repeatedly cleaned.
Conclusion
Bird fouling on a signal box is a hygiene and access problem, not a cosmetic one. Staff have to get into the building, and the fouling comes back however often it is cleaned off.
MLG netted the powered signal box at the rear of Exeter St Davids for Network Rail, stopping it at source. It takes out the recurring cleaning cost and the health risk to the people who use the box, a small piece of FM work with a permanent effect.
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