The project is located at Bingley Station which is a Grade II listed structure and situated within a conservation area. The client scope required the delivery of a cost-effective refurbishment of the station building and canopy to provide a fully functional station with the potential to generate income through lease opportunities to local businesses. Prior to undertaking any works, Listed Building Consent was applied for and secured.
The client scope required the delivery of a cost-effective refurbishment of the station building and canopy to provide a fully functional station with the potential to generate income through lease opportunities to local businesses.
The primary output requirements were to reduce future repair costs and mitigate any health and safety issues.
Widespread defects to the external elements of the main station building had led to water ingress within and rising damp had also been identified. This had caused both dry rot fungus to be present, wet rot failures and water damage.
Many internal timber elements of the building fabric needed to be replaced and those which remained had to be treated with fungicidal agents. The aim of the project was to repair the existing roof and ensure a 25-year asset life.
Network Rail undertook initial liaison with the conservation team at the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, and CML as the Principal Contractor ensured that all methods and materials were approved before construction commenced.
The agreed works specific to the canopy were: –
All platform canopies to be cleared of vegetation and repaired where required. Ill-fitting hoppers and down pipes to be replaced with new from the Alumasc Heritage range. Twinfix multilink hatches and panels to be installed throughout the canopy as identified.
The majority of the works were to address rotten timbers forming in the roof trusses caused by water penetrating the failed roof coverings and box gutters. The location of some of repairs made it necessary to take into consideration train stabling arrangements for areas running transverse to the running lines.
Interfaces with the public was carefully considered in the planning of the works, as the station had to remain fully operational throughout.
A mobilisation period was required for this scheme, however as the pre-construction planning phase had seen effective communications established between ourselves and the stakeholders the mobilisation activities were undertaken in a timely manner and the site was mobilised within a week.
Due to the nature of the project, significant temporary works were required to establish a fully mobilised access to the roof of the station building. This took 5 weeks to set up with other works being undertaken concurrently in line with the programme.
The works were broken down into 5 key phases: –
As the Bingley Station building, and associated infrastructure is listed on-going two-way communication and site visits from the local authorities Conservation Officer took place throughout the planning and implementation of the project.
The severity of the defects present was not entirely known until the entire roof was stripped, so robust change control was implemented. This was achieved by ensuring the client asset team were fully involved via site meetings and the Technical Query process to ensure any additional work required was captured and reported as early as possible. This prompted real-time discussion and agreement as to how to proceed and minimised any detrimental programme impact.
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