Maintenance depot, Westbury
Client: Great Western Railway
Project Overview
Maintenance depot, Westbury
Service: Groundowrks & Civils
Sector: Rail
- Approved Contractor: MLG UK Ltd
- Client: Great Western Railway
- Duration: 3 weeks
- Work Carried Out: Design and installation of bespoke access structure
Scope of Work
A bespoke access ramp and stairs providing entry into a maintenance depot at Westbury, designed by MLG as well as installed.
- Bespoke access ramp and stair structure
- Designed in-house by MLG and installed by MLG
- Providing access into an operational maintenance depot
Systems installed
- Access structure: Bespoke ramp and stairs, MLG designed
Challenges & Constraints
No standard product fitted
A standard access solution did not suit the situation, so the ramp and stairs had to be designed for it rather than specified from a catalogue.
An operational depot
The structure had to provide entry into a maintenance depot at Westbury that stays in use.
Project Execution & Techniques
Designed in-house
MLG designed the ramp and stair structure rather than taking a design from someone else, the same in-house capability used at St Monica’s when a gas main forced a staircase redesign on site.
Same firm installed
The bespoke ramp and stairs were installed by MLG, so design and installation sat with one contractor.
Outcome & Long-Term Benefits
One contractor, both stages
Great Western Railway got the design and the installation from the same firm rather than splitting them between a designer and an installer.
Access built to fit
The depot has a ramp and stair access route made to fit its specific conditions instead of a catalogue product adapted to them.
Conclusion
A maintenance depot at Westbury needed an access ramp and stairs, and no standard product fitted the situation. That turns a supply-and-fit job into a design job.
MLG designed the structure as well as installing it, the same in-house design capability that came into play at St Monica’s when a gas main forced a staircase redesign on site. For Great Western Railway that meant one firm answerable for both the design and the finished access route.
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