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High Speed One Power Quality
Design co-ordination and management for the civil engineering sub-contractor on the High Speed One project in Kent.
LUL Power Upgrade Package 4
A New Bulk Supply Point and associated 52km of HV cable route for the LU power upgrade.
Great Western Electrification Programme
Provision of design and checking services on the biggest UK electrification project of the last decade.
London Underground Power Upgrade
The detailed design of approximately 10km of cable route including 22kV feeders and associated fibre route.
Intercity Express Programme Doncaster Depot Power Upgrade
A power upgrade for a crucial train maintenance depot in Doncaster.
Lineside Switching Platforms
WCS have carried out the survey and design of 70 lineside switching platforms across the Greater West programme of works.
Kent and Sussex Earthing renewal
Instrusive surveys and desktop studies on CP6 Design Services Framework.
Surveys and Design for Network Rail and Greater Anglia
Working with Network Rail, main contractor J Murphy & Sons and Andromeda Engineering, WCS was asked to partner on a project to replace a number of Power Supply Points to the southern portion of the Great Eastern Line.
Midland Mainline
WCS provided Grip stage 4 & 5 detailed design of the upgrade needed to the existing OLE infrastructure and power system that will enable the operation of 6 additional Electric Powered trains per hour between St Pancras Station and Bedford stations.
Northern Trains BEMU
GRIP 3 stage report, identifying key civils constraints and preliminary design for substations and cable routes for Northern Trains’ proposed replacement of diesel rolling stock with Battery Electric Multiple Units (BEMU).
Powering HS2 in North London
WCS are providing surveys and detailed civil engineering design for two 33kV cable circuits delivering power to the HS2 substation at Old Oak Common.
GRIP Feasibility Studies
We produced technical and cost feasibility reports for increasing platform capacity across the southern and south-east regions to facilitate the upgrade to 12-car trains.
Reading Triangle Upper Sidings
We provided surveys and dilapidation reports on the Amenity Block and Fuel Point Shed in order to catalogue their condition.
East Anglia Footbridges
Repairs and strengthening works were required to three footbridges at Goodmayes, Seven Kings and Brentwood stations for our client J. Murphy & Sons Limited as part of the CP6 framework.
Shoreditch Road Bridge
As part of our Civil Asset Maintenance framework, WCS were called on New Year’s Day to inspect and assess accidental damage to the road bridge at Shoreditch High Street caused by excavations at street level.
Hawk Road Bridge
A lorry strike at this rail underbridge in Wickford, Essex meant WCS were called to inspect and assess the level of damage and residual hazard caused by the collision.
Willesden Overbridge
Urgent works were required for our client, J. Murphy & Sons Ltd. as part of their Civil Asset Maintenance contract with Network Rail on this overbridge in Willesden.
Crutched Friars Underbridge
WCS provided design for Grip stages 4 & 5 for essential repairs to damaged elements of this brick arch rail bridge between Limehouse and Fenchurch Street for Amco Giffen, part of our client’s work for Network Rail under the Civil Asset Maintenance (CAM) Framework.
Morris Street Bridge Strengthening
Significant defects were encountered at this rail overbridge in Shadwell, East London. WCS was called to site to carry out multiple inspections for our client and the Network Rail assessment team.
Ipswich Depot
As part of our client’s Civil Asset Maintenance (CAM) – Anglia region framework for Network Rail, WCS were asked to attend site and provide a design solution to relieve pressure on a section of existing reinforced concrete retaining wall separating the track from private homeowners’ property.
Reading West Station
WCS has provided a complete civil & structural engineering design service for this new ticket hall and nearby ticket gate for Reading West station.
Ilkeston 33kV Substation
WCS are providing a fully comprehensive civil engineering design for this new 33kV substation compound at a disused site near Nottingham.
Port of Felixstowe
WCS has assisted with the undertaking of the ground investigation surveys and provided engineering design for new substation foundations and cable routes necessary for two critical elements of work at Trinity Terminal and Berths 8&9.
Wylfa Nuclear Power Station
WCS is providing detailed civil engineering design and survey services for a new 11kV substation and associated cable route that’s required as part of the decommissioning of Wylfa Magnox nuclear power station in north Wales.
Welborne Garden Village
We have been appointed by Buckland Development Ltd to provide the civil engineering design for a new 132kV substation that will power this ambitious new Garden Village development on the south coast.
Cody Technology Park
WCS provided detailed design and checks on this challenging project for our client UK Power Networks Services at substation 46 & substation D at Cody Technology Park in Farnborough.
SELCHP (South-East London Combined Heat & Power) Ltd
WCS has been supporting our client UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) with detailed design for a new Private Wire Network and intake substation, required as part of an innovative scheme for Westminster City Council’s street cleansing and waste collection fleet in Lewisham.
Dudgeon & Sheringham Shoal – FEED Study
WCS has produced a detailed Design Intent Document (DID) as part of our ongoing support to the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study by Hitachi Energy UK for the civils aspects of an onshore substation development near the existing 400kV National Grid substation at Norwich main.
Viking Link – Construction Stage Support
WCS have been brought on board by Linxon to provide consultation and civils design services during the construction phase of a new extension to an existing National Grid 400kV & 132kV substation in Bicker Fen, Boston.
Hinkley Point C
WCS provided permanent and temporary works design for the General Electric (GE) compound at one of Europe’s largest power projects for our client UK Power Networks Services.
Westbourne Park
Using 3D image scanning of the existing structure, WCS designed a new substation and cable route for the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at London’s Westbourne Park station for ESmart Networks.
Green Recovery
On this project for UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) WCS provided on-site survey support and cable route design for new charging stations as part of a very welcome roll-out of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in the UK.
Padiham – 132 kV GIS Substation
WCS were asked to provide both the temporary works design and to provide civils assurance for the permanent works design for Hitachi Energy at Padiham National Grid substation, Burnley.
Pimlico EV Charging
WCS are very glad to be involved in the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure with our clients, UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS).
Dogger Bank
As part of the off-shore wind farm connection from Dogger Bank to National Grid, WCS are supporting our clients, Hitachi Energy with the design of this new on-shore extension in Creyke Beck substation, Cottingham.
Telehouse 132kV Primary Substation
We provided the key design interface between the HV electrical engineer and a multi-disciplinary project team on the construction of a new substation.
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