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Rail Operations Centre Alexandria

Project Details

Client : A W Edwards on behalf of Transport NSW
Type : Multiple Transformer Rooms and Chamber Substation
Date : June 2017 to October 2018
Scope of project:

Supply and installation of earthing grid and bonding for Transport for NSW Rail Operations Centre. This was a complex multi-staged project involving:

  • 95mm2 grading ring
  • 95mm2 bonding and interconnecting cables
  • Multiple 7.2m electrodes
  • Welding and testing of approx 200,000m2 of reinforcement
  • Multiple test points connected to reinforcement for each equipment room
  • Fit out of 7 x equipment rooms including earth bars and interconnecting cables
  • Ductor and continuity testing

Challenge: The site was contaminated and Earthing Solutions had to undertake the in-ground works in contaminated conditions.

Result: The project was completed to the client’s satisfaction.