SW32 Limited

Heathrow Express contract for Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd

Original project was the construction of a rail link from Paddington Station to Heathrow Airport (Terminals 1-4). This included the construction of running tunnels, platforms and concourse tunnels with associated lift vent and escalator shafts for the rail link from Great western main line at Hayes to connect all terminals at Heathrow. Original Contract Value was £66m but this increased to £150m+ following the 1994 tunnel collapse.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set up and manage a labour & plant database for BBCEL, this was a financial application in connection with their insurance claim as a result of the tunnel collapse.
• Design & Installation of Pull Cord Warning System in Primrose Hill tunnels as a method of emergency notification if a train fails whilst in the tunnels.
• Act as Construction Managers to oversee the design, construction and implementation of the chosen method of warning system, including trial fitment in Watford slow line tunnels.