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Creating an effective alliance When London Waterloo station decided to boost peak-time capacity, five organisations had to learn how to work effectively together BY MARYNA LOSIEVA
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ondon Waterloo is currently Britain’s busiest station and links the country’s most used railways. The Wessex Capacity Programme (WCP) is aimed to deliver a 30% boost in peak-time capacity to and from Waterloo station. A number of works are being or have been carried out to achieve this, including rebuilding the former Waterloo International Terminal (WIT) and bringing Platforms 20-24 back into use with modern facilities, new track and signalling, and a layout that meets the needs of thousands of passengers. Platforms 1-4 were extended to allow longer carriage trains (10 carriages as opposed to 8) further increasing capacity. This had to be accommodated by works to Platforms 1-8 and associated track and signalling alterations. The intention behind creating two additional staircases (entrances to London Underground) on Platforms 1-4 is to relieve congestion on the platforms during peak times. Vauxhall Station will also be upgraded as part of the works. This £602 million investment programme, involving 380 people daily and over 1000 people during peak construction, will be delivered by December 2018. The Waterloo Capacity Alliance (WCA) is a body that was procured in January 2015 by the client, Network Rail. The Alliance is made up of the client, designer
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Only a fully collaborative approach between the client organisation, designers and contractors would allow the project to be delivered successfully
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