Jubilee Line extension : from concept to completion

397 Pages·2003·23.011 MB·English

by  Mitchell, Bob

JUBILEE LINE EXTENSION
from concept to completion
BOB MITCHELL
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Foreword
Thisbookprovidesadetailedrecordofallthatwasinvolvedintheexten-
sion of London Transport’s Jubilee Line from Green Park to Stratford,
duringthe10-yearperiodthatbeganin1989.Itprovidesacomprehensive
andfascinatingdescriptionofallthatwasnecessarytodeliverthismega
railinfrastructureprojectinLondon.
By seeking legal powers for construction in November 1989, London
Transport effectively initiatedthe ’Jubilee Line Extension Project’. How-
ever the history of the project goes back more than 50 years. The book
traces developments in rail transport planning from the first concepts
definedin1943,totheEastLondonRailwayStudythateffectivelydefined
the JLE extension. It provides an informed and detailed insight into the
development of the Olympia & York funding contribution that was a
keyissueinachievingtheBritishGovernment’sapprovalfortheproject.
Thisbookisamajorreferenceworkthatprovidesessentialinformation
for all future rail transport developments in London. Through its well
structuredandlogicalpresentationitprovideskeydetailsoftheJLEpro-
jectactivitiesrelatedtotransportplanning,legalprocess,comprehensive
safety planning, procurement, contracting, engineering development,
projectmanagementandcommissioning.
BobMitchellhasanimpressivetrackrecordinprojectdevelopmentand
deliveryinrailtransport.FollowingearlycareerexperiencewithLondon
Underground he was personally responsible for the development of the
major project that delivered comprehensive Fire Safety modifications to
the Underground infrastructure, following the King’s Cross escalator
fire. In February 1990 he was one of the three senior managers asked to
create the project plan and project team to deliver the JLE project. He
worked as a member of the JLE senior management team from 1990 to
1991andagainbetween1998and2000.
This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in public
transport planning and the complex processes involved in the develop-
ment and delivery of major infrastructure projects. It is well written, full
offascinatingdetailandaninterestingread!
ProfessorBrianMellitt,FREng
DirectorofEngineering,LondonUnderground,1989to1995
Immediatepast-PresidentoftheInstitutionofElectricalEngineers
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Preface
IfirstbecameinvolvedintheJLEProjectin1990whenIwasaskedtotake
upthepostofStations&SystemsDesignManager,reportingtotheProject
Director,RussellBlack.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadbeeninvolvedina
project of this magnitude and I learned a lot from the other people who
wereinvitedinbyLondonUndergroundLimited(LUL)tospearheadthe
team—often the hard way. I continued in this role until the end of 1991
when I rejoined the core LUL business. However, in June 1998, I was
askedtoreturntotheProjectteamfollowingtheresignationoftheProject
Manager (Construction). This meant I was able to experience first-hand
the takeover of the Project by Bechtel and the achievements of the
new line being opened in stages and doing what it was designed to
do—carrypassengers!
ThisbooktellsthestoryofLondonUnderground’sJubileeLineExten-
sion Project: how it came into being, how it was planned, how it was
designed, built and commissioned, and how the Millennium deadline
imposedbytheDomewasmet.Therearemanyotherexcellentreference
sourcesandmuchhasbeenwrittenabouttheconstructionwork,particu-
larlythestations.Ithereforedecidednottotryandcovertheconstruction
phase in any great depth. Instead, I have devoted more attention to
describing the lead up to the start of construction in some detail, also
the completion and commissioning phase when the Project was in the
political spotlight. I have also discussed how the safety, quality and
environmental management issues were addressed as well as comment-
ingonthetimeandcostoverrunsforwhichthisprojecthasunfortunately
become infamous. Nevertheless, despite the problems, the Jubilee Line
Extensionisstill considered amajoraccomplishment in termsofmaking
the Canary Wharf developments a success, improving public transport
in areas of south-east and east London and setting new standards for
London Underground and public transport, all with an exemplary safety
record.
IamsurethatIhavenotmanagedtocovereachandeveryaspectofthe
projectandthatsomewouldarguethatcertainmattershavenotreceived
the coverage they should. However, I hope that there is enough here to
provide a reasonably rounded view of how a major new underground
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railwaylinecametobebuiltthroughcentral,south-eastandeastLondon
inthelastdecadeofthe20thcenturytoservethedevelopingDocklands
withthedashtomeettheendof1999openingdeadline,undertheMillen-
niumspotlight.
WhenIfirststartedwritingthisbook,Ihadlittleideaofjusthowlongit
wasgoingtotakeme.AlthoughIworkedintheJLEProjectteamforfour
years, the true complexity and scope of the endeavour only really came
homewhenI wasgathering materialandresearchingfactsfor thebook.
In addition, the long timespan, since the project commenced in 1990,
meantthatmanyofthepeopleinvolvedhadeithermovedonorfoundit
difficulttoremembereventsexactly.Ihavemadeeverypossibleattempt
tocheckthefactsquotedbut,inevitably,therewillbesomeerrors.These
aremineandminealone.
It also became clear that two years after the extension was opened for
business,therewerestillsomesignificantcommercialissuestobesettled
and, consequently, certain sensitivities. Most of the major contractors
involved were invited to contribute. Some did and some did not. I am
gratefultothosethatdidasitenabledamorecomprehensivestorytobe
told.
IfthereissuchathingasProjectUtopia,perhapsthisbookwillhelpin
thesearch.
BobMitchell
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgementsareduetoaverylargenumberofpeoplewhohelped
withthewritingofthisbook:
John Anderson, Keith Beattie, Dave Beckley, Ernie Boddington, David
Bold, Rob Bradley, Peter Brown, Richard Browning, Gordon Buckley-
Sheldon, Ray Bush, Mervyn Carter, George Clark, Hadyn Davies, Nigel
Dodman, Hugh Doherty, Bob East, Alistair Fairbairn, Ray Gardiner,
John Harvey, Damien Holloway, Grahame Ibson, Chris Johnson, John
Knight, Rolv Kristiansen, Donald Lamont (British Tunnelling Society),
David Leboff,ColinMackenzie,Ralph Mason,PhilMcKenna(LUL Mar-
keting and Planning), Brian Mellitt, Simon Moore, John Moss, Willie
Paciej, Roland Paoletti, John Self, David Sharpe, Philip Shrapnell,
JackieSkeete,RoySmithandDenisTunnicliffe.
I would also like to thank Maunsell, Amec, Balfour Beatty, Sir Robert
McAlpine, Carillion, Drake & Scull, Kone and Taylor Woodrow for their
assistance.
ImustalsoacknowledgetheassistancegivenbyLondonUnderground
Limitedwhowereconsultedonthepreparationofthebook.
There are many excellent reference sources which I have drawn on
freely—they are listed in the Further Reading section for those who
wishtolearnmore.
BobMitchell
December2002
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Credits
The following individuals, companies and organisations are gratefully
acknowledged for giving their permission to reproduce the following
figuresinthisbook.
Prologue Figures1,3and4.BobMitchell
Figure2.LondonTransportMuseum
Chapter1 Figure1.1.LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure1.2.Maunsell
Figure1.3.BAA
Figure1.4.BobMitchell
Figure1.5.QAPhotos
Chapter2 Figures2.1,2.2,2.5,and2.6.BobMitchell
Figure2.3.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure2.4.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Chapter3 Figure3.1.MuseumofLondon
Figures3.2,3.3and3.5.QAPhotos
Figure3.4.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Chapter4 Figure4.1NigelDodman
Figure4.2.QAPhotos
Figures4.3and4.5CrispinHughes
Figure4.4.InfracoJNPLtd
Chapter5 Figure5.1.BobMitchell
Figures5.2and5.4.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figures5.3,5.5and5.6.QAPhotos
Figure5.7.BobMitchell
Chapter6 Figures6.1,6.2,6.4and6.6.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure6.3.BobMitchell
Figure6.5.CrispinHughes
Figure6.7.QAPhotos
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Chapter7 Figure7.1.BobMitchell
Figures7.2,7.3and7.4QAPhotos
Figures7.5and7.6CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure7.7.QAPhotos
Chapter8 Figure8.1.BobMitchell
Figures 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 Charles Dixon/London Underground
Limited
Figure8.3.QAPhotos
Chapter9 Figure9.1.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure9.2.CrispinHughes
Figure9.3.BobMitchell
Figure9.4.LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure9.5.QAPhotos
Chapter10 Figure10.1.BobMitchell
Chapter11 Figures11.1and11.2.BobMitchell
Figure11.3.RonMcTrusty/EveningStandard
Figure11.4.JLE/LUL
Figure11.5.GrahamCook,ArchitectJLE/LondonUndergroundLimited
Figure11.6.CharlesDixon/LondonUndergroundLimited
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List of abbreviations
AEEU AmalgamatedandElectricalEngineersUnion
AFC AutomaticFareCollection
ALARP AsLowAsReasonablyPracticable
AOD AboveOrdnanceDatum
ATC AutomaticTrainControl
ATO AutomaticTrainOperation
ATP AutomaticTrainProtection
BART BayAreaRapidTransit
BBA BalfourBeattyAmec(jointventure)
BG BritishGas
BR BritishRailways
BRB BritishRailwaysBoard
BSC BritishSafetyCouncil
BTP BritishTransportPolice
CAD ComputerAidedDesign
CBTC Communication-BasedTrainControl
CDM Construction(DesignandManagement)Regulations1994
CEG ChiefEngineersGroup
CIMS CentralInformationManagementSystem
CITB ConstructionIndustryTrainingBoard
CSD CombinedServicesDrawing
CSDE Correct-sideDoorEnable
CTRL ChannelTunnelRailLink
CTW CostainTaylorWoodrow
CWL CanaryWharfLimited
D&C DistrictandCircle
dB(A) A-weighteddecibels
DETR DepartmentoftheEnvironment,TransportandtheRegions
DLR DocklandsLightRailway
DoE DepartmentoftheEnvironment
DTp DepartmentofTransport
E&M ElectricalandMechanical
EJL ExtendedJubileeLine
ELL EastLondonLine
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ELRS EastLondonRailStudy
EMS EnvironmentalManagementSystem
EPBM EarthPressureBalanceMachine
ES EnvironmentalStatement
FIDIC Fede´rationInternationaledesInge´nieursConseils
FFM FewFareMachine
GEOSIS GeotechnicalSpatialInformationSystem
GIS GeographicalInformationSystem
GLAP GateLineAttendant’sPoint
GLC GreaterLondonCouncil
HBMC HistoricBuildingsandMonumentsCommission
HFA HalcrowFoxAssociates
HMRI HerMajesty’sRailwayInspectorate
HSE HealthandSafetyExecutive
ICE InstitutionofCivilEngineers
ISRS InternationalSafetyRatingSystem
JELL JubileeandEastLondonLines(businessunit)
JLE JubileeLineExtension
JLEC JubileeLineExtensionCommittee
JLEP JubileeLineExtensionProject
LDDC LondonDocklandsDevelopmentCorporation
LFCDA LondonFireandCivilDefenceAuthority
LFEPA LondonFireandEmergencyPlanningAuthority
LOT LineOperabilityTesting
LRT LondonRegionalTransport
LT LondonTransport
LTS LondonTransportStudy(Model)
LT&S London,TilburyandSouthend(Railway)
LUL LondonUndergroundLimited
M&E MechanicalandElectrical
MBS MovingBlockSignalling
MFM MultiFareMachine
MOD MinistryofDefence
MOLAS MuseumofLondonArchaeologyService
MTR (HongKong)MassTransitRailway
NATM NewAustrianTunnellingMethod
NCE NewCivilEngineer(magazine)
NFA NotionalFinalAccount
NFPA NationalFireProtectionAgency
NLL NorthLondonLine
O&Y OlympiaandYork
PED PlatformEdgeDoors
PFCG ProjectFinancialControlGroup
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