Author Archive for: Chris Parker

The Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge

The construction of Phase Two of Nottingham’s tram network has been going…

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Sorting out Shugborough

An unexpected inclusion in Network Rail’s work programme for Christmas 2012…

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Tottenham Court Road Station upgrade project

Anyone who has visited Tottenham Court Road in the vicinity of Centre Point…

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Stabilising Hooley Cutting

Stabilising Hooley Cutting Issue 96 of the rail engineer (October 2012), covered…

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Bringing earthworks under control

As a railway civil engineer, one of my greatest concerns related to the condition…

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Farringdon platform extensions

In the last few years of employment with Network Rail, I spent a large proportion…

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Reusing the Connaught Tunnel

Crossrail contract C315 is very unusual for a major new transport scheme such…

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Managing Earthworks

Network Rail has an ever more pressing need to manage infrastructure assets…

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Re-modelling Bletchley

Amongst the critical works completed by Network Rail and its suppliers over…

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Strategic Aspects of Rail Welding

The Institute of Rail Welding’s seminar at the BOC site in Wolverhampton on…

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