CONTRACTOR MEETS CHALLENGE OF CABLING GLASGOW'S UNDERGROUND

Problems encountered in the installation of all cabling for railway traction, signalling and control are described. One contractor, Alex Robertson of Glasgow was responsible for the complete P.S. 2M contract. Work on the renewal and improvement of Glasgow's Underground, originally a cable-hauled system opened in 1896, electrified in 1935 using a 600V DC third rail configuration, began in 1977. Traffic control measures and pedestrianisation have increased the importance of the underground, which carried some 14 million passengers a year in 1977. It forms a key link with other parts of Glasgow's integrated passenger transport system. Trains are scheduled at three minute intervals, when fully operational, with a minimum time of 12 minutes between any two points on the circuit. Because of the small clearances in the tunnel, a computer program was used to calculate the optimum track line and to produce a "kinematic" envelope template which was clamped on to a railcar and used during the contract to check the clearance. Bad working conditions and a tight work schedule are other problems described.

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  IPC Business Press Limited

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  IPC Electrical Electronic Press Limited

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• Authors:
  • Millbank, P
• Publication Date: 1980-2-22

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 41-43
• Serial:
  • ELECTRICAL REVIEW
  • Volume: 206
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0013-4384

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Construction projects; Electricity; Equipment; Installation; Public transit; Rapid transit; Scheduling; Subways; Timetables; Urban areas; Working conditions
• Geographic Terms: Glasgow (Scotland); United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 4530: Cable; 6954: Electricity; 3674: Equipment; 3840: Installation; 744: Public transport; 1186: Timetable; 1191: Underground railway; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Construction; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312085
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM