BETWEEN THE LINES Celebrating the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link
BETWEEN THE LINES Celebrating the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link
Contents
Foreword
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Key Milestones
Page 8
Development
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Design and Planning
Page 20
Community
Page 40
Partners
Page 48
People
Page 56
Construction
Page 64
Environment
Page 90
Commissioning
Page 100
Acknowledgements
Page 108
Key Milestones 1998 July: In-principle
2000 February: Environmental
2001 May: Funding for Epping
February: Work commences at
Impact Statement
to Chatswood section
approval granted by
NSW Government for a
exhibited to public
of the project announced
Minister for Planning
rail line from Parramatta
July: Parramatta Rail
November: Parramatta Rail Link Overview Report published
Link Company Pty Ltd established to deliver the project
by Premier August: Representations
2003
February: Planning
approval granted by the
to Chatswood via Epping
July: Contract for tunnels and systems
Lane Cove River September: Tunnelling commences from
Report and Preferred
package awarded
M2 site
Activity Report published
to Thiess Hochtief
December: Private
outlining modified proposal September: HASSELL
Joint Venture November: Major
commissioned to redesign
excavation
Epping Station and design
commences
three new underground stations
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partners invited to create Public Private Partnership for Chatswood Transport Interchange
2004 January: State Rail Authority and Rail Infrastructure Corporation merged to form RailCorp; Transport
2005 January: Preliminary works commence at Chatswood Transport Interchange
2006
2007
2008
October:
April: New aerial
January: East–west pedestrian link
22 February:
opened at Chatswood April: Lane
Epping to Chatswood
New western platform opened
Infrastructure Development
July: Tunnelling completed
at Chatswood
Corporation (TIDC) established
September: Public Private
Station
concourse and footbridge opened at Epping Station September: Water
Cove River worksite returned to public space May: Overhead wiring energised
Partnership contract signed
treatment plant on
July: Chatswood bus interchange
projects for NSW Government
between TIDC and a private
Lady Game Drive
opened October: Epping Junction
Factors for modifications to Epping Station published July: Tunnel boring machines break through at Epping November: A W Edwards awarded contract for new station buildings
consortium led by CRI
commissioned
Australia for redevelopment
August–November:
of Chatswood Transport
Fitout at Epping
Interchange; Major construction
Station and new
commences at Chatswood
stations completed
Transport Interchange
Rail Link opened for services
and electric train testing commenced
to deliver major infrastructure February: Review of Environmental
2009
commissioned November: Eastern platform opened at Chatswood Station; Chatswood Junction commissioned December: Transport components of Chatswood Transport Interchange completed; Epping to Chatswood Rail Link handed over to RailCorp
and fitout (including Epping Station)
KEY MILESTONES
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Expansive station entry caverns with optimal daylight penetration, clear and direct wayfinding, and twin tunnels with passenger walkways are just some of the
Design and Planning distinctive design features of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link. Enhanced passenger comfort and safety are the result of a striking, innovative vision.
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or the many people who use the Epping to
through the tunnel portals created on the Northern and
Chatswood Rail Link, the most visible parts of the
North Shore lines to connect the new rail line to the
new transport corridor are the five railway stations
existing network.
involved – the distinctively rebuilt Epping and Chatswood
Some distinctive design decisions were applied to the
stations at either end, and three striking new intermediate
tunnels. One was to build a passenger walkway at platform
stations, each with similar open designs, at Macquarie
height along the entire inner wall of each tunnel, so that
University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde. The twin rail
in the event of a train breakdown or fire, passengers have
tunnels are underground and out of sight for their entire
an easily accessible exit route in each direction, including
12.5-kilometre length. The rail lines rise to the surface
access to the other tunnel. Another was to design the
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Previous page: The design of the Chatswood Transport Interchange reconnects the eastern and western sides of the rail corridor via a pedestrian link with escalators, lifts and stairs. Far left: Each 7.2-metre diameter tunnel contains an elevated walkway along its entire length to allow easily accessible passenger evacuation from all train doors in the case of an emergency. Left: The new Epping Station aerial concourse makes use of glass to maximise natural light. Below: Glass lifts on the Beecroft Road footbridge at Epping Station maximise natural light and assist with passive surveillance and security. Source: A W Edwards
track to meet the requirements for regenerated noise set
the regenerated noise level around buildings located above
out in the Minister for Planning’s Conditions of Approval
the rail tunnels. The predicted regenerated noise level
for the project. This involved two different types of track,
determined which of the two types of track would be laid
known as Direct Fixation Fastener and Floating Slab Track.
in each section of the tunnels.
These track types use rail fixings and rubber bearings to
Each circular tunnel is 7.2 metres in diameter. They are on
reduce the amount of vibration a train makes on the rail
average 14 metres apart with connecting cross passages at
track, therefore reducing the amount of vibration that
approximately 200-metre intervals (maximum of 240 metres
travels through the earth to the surface. Modelling was
separation). The maximum gradient is 2.9 per cent (1 in 34)
undertaken by specialist acoustic consultants to predict
and the tightest curve, with a radius of 585 metres, is
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Right: HASSELL’s vision for the new underground stations as shown in this 3D render was transformed into reality by A W Edwards (far right). Below: The entrance canopies for the new underground stations are sheltered by a large, glass canopy that brings daylight deep into the entry cavern and curves to echo the movement of passengers down into the station. Source: HASSELL
1 kilometre east of Epping. With an array of new electrical and electronic services, the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link is the most modern section of the entire RailCorp network.
Epping Station Redevelopment In September 2001, architectural firm HASSELL was commissioned to redesign Epping Station and design the three new underground stations. The new Epping Station layout, which incorporates a platform building from the original station built in 1899, is designed to provide clear
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‘Sustainability underpins HASSELL’s approach to design. A high level of daylighting and good natural ventilation on the concourse minimises the need for artificial lighting and avoids mechanical ventilation. Materials and finishes have been selected to be highly durable and vandal resistant with minimum maintenance requirements.’
passenger circulation and make it easy for passengers
and avoids mechanical ventilation. Materials and finishes
to find their way around. In design notes, HASSELL
have been selected to be highly durable and vandal
described its design philosophy in the following terms:
resistant with minimum maintenance requirements.
‘The design of the station is bold and contemporary
The overall high standard of finish and emphasis on ease
in keeping with the aim of the project to stimulate
of use by passengers will encourage the use of the rail
regeneration and development around the station precinct.
network with the resulting wider environmental benefits
Sustainability underpins HASSELL’s approach to design.
to the community.’
A high level of daylighting and good natural ventilation
The ground is higher on the eastern side of Epping Station,
on the concourse minimises the need for artificial lighting
at Langston Place, so a spacious aerial concourse has
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Above: The new station entrance canopies’ overlapping glass structure invites controlled daylight to the concourse level below, provides shelter to escalators and induces the passive flow of ventilating air. Source: HASSELL
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been designed to run off the street above the surface
for fans, equipment for the underground platforms and
platforms, providing clear views to the north, west and
emergency egress stairs. The overall works at Epping
south. From the outside the aerial concourse is the
include a new bus interchange on the eastern side and
station’s dominant visual feature. It is supported on large,
a new footbridge with lift access over Beecroft Road to
high-strength concrete columns designed to withstand
the west. Passenger and staff safety is promoted through
being hit in the unlikely event of a derailed train.
clear lines of sight, allowing good passive surveillance,
Above the concourse, the columns support steel trees
and full closed-circuit television coverage for security
that carry the roof. Large roof lights above the steel trees
monitoring. Fire safety is always a key consideration in
let daylight into the centre of the concourse. At night,
the design of large public buildings. Detailed smoke
the ceiling is uplit by lights mounted on the steel trees
modelling of the underground station cavern confirmed
to create an inviting station presence.
the mechanical ventilation system could maintain tenable
Down on the platforms, which benefit from natural
conditions in the event of a fire. Similar smoke modelling
ventilation and large roof lights, an overhanging roof
of the surface platforms and the aerial concourse above
and glazed facades provide a sheltered environment.
them checked that natural ventilation could disperse
The passenger flow leading to the surface platforms,
smoke from a train fire or other fires.
and down to underground platforms for the Epping to
New Station Design
Above: The design of the Epping Station aerial concourse, as shown in this 3D render,
Chatswood Rail Link, is by way of escalators, stairways
The open sight lines approach has been carried over in
and lifts – providing equitable access for all commuters.
spectacular fashion to the three new underground stations.
lights to allow significant
The new underground platform escalators at Epping are
These are clustered along the developing hi-tech industrial
daylight penetration, left.
the longest in Australia; each escalator is 43 metres from
corridor anchored by Macquarie University and the
top to bottom. One of the largest hydraulic slewing cranes
Macquarie shopping centre at the western end (Macquarie
in Australia, a 400-tonne mobile crane, was needed to
University Station) and the CSIRO Delhi Road research
install them. Other features include two service buildings
complex at the eastern end (North Ryde Station). Midway
incorporates large roof
Graphic source: HASSELL
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Above: Macquarie University Station western entry. The new stations have been designed to
between these two stations lies Macquarie Park Station, at
corner of the 126 hectares that houses around 30,000
the major intersection of Waterloo Road and Lane Cove Road.
students at Macquarie University (a number which may
The spine of the Macquarie Park/North Ryde research and
well rise in coming decades). Macquarie University
technology corridor is Waterloo Road, running east–west,
notes it will become the only university in Australia with
parallel to and north of Epping Road. Macquarie University
a rail station on its environs (the next nearest being
Station sits almost 30 metres below the junction of
Sydney University, with Redfern and Macdonaldtown
Waterloo Road and Herring Road, with entrances on each
stations some blocks away).
side of Herring Road. The eastern entrance abuts the large
Each of the stations has a similar configuration.
Macquarie shopping centre. The western entrance is on a
Passengers enter through a station entrance at ground
be instantly recognisable and a signature for a contemporary rail system, confidently marking the place of the stations in their local areas. Far right: 3D render of the Macquarie Park Station entry cavern. Source: HASSELL
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‘Most underground stations direct people to individual platforms through uninviting and potentially unsafe tunnels. The Epping to Chatswood Rail Link station caverns are the first in Australia, and some of only a handful in the world, to combine passenger cross-track circulation and platforms in a single volume.’ Source: HASSELL
level then move down to a general concourse (the ‘unpaid
artificially lit labyrinths and rabbit warrens familiar from
concourse’) by escalator or lifts. Once they have passed
the London Underground, the Paris Metro and other
through the ticket barriers into the paid concourse,
underground rail stations in Europe and the United States.
escalators, stairs and lifts transport passengers down
The approach on the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link,
to an island platform.
however, was not to backfill. Each entry to the new
Traditional underground rail stations see any unused
stations has a large glass canopy that curves to follow
excavation volume filled in, leaving just the actual train
the movement path of passengers and bring daylight
tunnels, platforms, connecting tunnels, and access shafts
deep into the entry cavern. ‘This has created a stunning,
(lifts) and declines (escalators, stairways). Hence the
top-lit space of cathedral-like proportion, maximising
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atriums incorporated in some notable above-ground
Access to the stations is equitable, with the design
high-rise buildings. These deep atrium-equivalents go
incorporating lifts, hearing augmentation loops, tactile
down eight storeys. The lifts have a panoramic view
paving for people with vision impairment and emergency
and the escalators are reversible (for example, to stop
refuges for people with limited mobility. The emergency
carrying people down towards a fire).
refuges include telephone links to emergency services.
A ventilation system exhausts heat from passing trains
Chatswood Transport Interchange
and pulls in fresh air for waiting passengers.
Chatswood Station has also undergone major revitalisation
Underground, the deep arched vaults carved out of
as part of this project. Chatswood is a nominated Major
Hawkesbury sandstone are lined with a curved aluminium
Centre in the NSW Government’s Metropolitan Strategy
ceiling. Continuous uplighting gives a bright, welcoming
and is a major shopping and business centre for the
atmosphere. The walls are clad with purpose-made
surrounding area. Its appeal is further enhanced
glass-reinforced concrete panels, pigmented in a local
by the new rail connection, not just to the Macquarie
sandstone colour. The platform cavern is 10 metres high
Park/North Ryde hi-tech development corridor, but also
to allow clear, open views for passengers and staff, thus
to the residential suburbs on the other side of Epping.
providing a safe and secure environment.
Chatswood Station is the ninth busiest on the CityRail
Above (photo) and left (3D render):
The sustainable design approach began by minimising
network, handling more than 35,000 people a day.
The redeveloped Chatswood
the volume of excavation required by specifying space-
This number is expected to exceed 50,000 by 2021.
saving asymmetrical caverns. It was then extended to
The original configuration of the rail line and interchange
concourse providing a north–south
re-using the spoil from the excavation in the building of
acted as a divider, cutting Chatswood in half. This
connection from Victoria Walk
the Westlink M7 motorway, which was being constructed
became increasingly evident as rapid growth in the
at the same time. In addition, the tempering effect of
precinct resulted in two distinct pockets of high-density
stable-temperature underground earth and rock saves on
residential and office space. A solution that effectively
airconditioning, while low energy lighting cuts power costs.
linked both areas was required.
Station is situated on an elevated rail deck, with the lower pedestrian
to Albert Avenue. Graphic source: Cox Design Inc
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Original planning for the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link envisaged two side platforms and one central island platform at Chatswood to service the two sets of twin tracks. But, in late 2001, it was decided a better configuration would be two island platforms, one for northbound services, one for southbound. That way a commuter from the city on a northbound North Shore Line train going to Macquarie Park, for example, could get off at Chatswood and simply
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‘Excavating beneath the tracks and their two island platforms made Chatswood Station effectively a 400-metre bridge. A main concourse level and pedestrian level were designed to run underneath, providing clear sight lines and pedestrian access helped by lifts, escalators and stairs.’
stroll to the other side of the same platform to wait
barriers between the two sides of Chatswood town
Above: The Chatswood Transport
for the next train going towards Epping.
centre and a tired retail precinct.
Interchange redevelopment incorporates
In the previously cramped quarters surrounding
The Chatswood Transport Planning Coordination
Chatswood Station, this configuration required the
Committee was set up in January 2002 to consider
acquisition of some local properties, including the
a number of options for the redevelopment of the
Marketplace Interchange and the Buddhist Temple.
interchange at Chatswood. A decision on a preferred
The increased space offered a chance to remedy the
option was made in February 2003. This option
Left: Lifts provide easy access to the
lack of access for people with limited mobility, poor
included convenience retail and three residential
station concourse from the ground level
security, confused wayfinding, poor station identity,
towers, with three levels of underground car park.
four floors of retail and commercial space to support the growth of this major centre. Source: Cox Design Inc Far left: At 43 metres from top to bottom the escalators at Epping Station are the longest in Australia.
entry of the new underground stations.
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In December 2003, the government invited private
the station effectively a 400-metre bridge. A main
groups to join it in a Public Private Partnership to
concourse level and pedestrian level were designed
deliver the Chatswood Transport Interchange, with
to run underneath, providing clear sight lines and
the private partner owning the rights to the retail and
pedestrian access helped by lifts, escalators and stairs.
residential development in return for constructing the
In the early stages of the design development, the three
public transport infrastructure.
residential towers were to be evenly spaced along the
In September 2005, TIDC signed a Public Private
railway line. This idea was dropped, however, in favour
Partnership contract worth $361 million with a private
of grouping them centrally, maintaining the east-west
consortium led by developer CRI Australia. In addition
sight lines and condensing them into the street pattern
to the redevelopment of Chatswood Station, the
with taller but more slender towers, allowing an arc of
Chatswood Transport Interchange project would
sunlight through to the south during the day.
provide an upgraded bus interchange and taxi ranks,
The developers needed to provide a layout that would
10,000 square metres of convenience retail, three
let through sunlight at the correct times during the growth
future residential towers of 500 plus apartments –
season for Chatswood’s Garden of Remembrance, just
staged for demand – and three levels of basement
to the south of the station.
car parking for 505 cars.
‘The old interchange building was very divisive’, says
For the new design, the proponents agreed that
James Hadaway, Assistant Director, Architecture and
incorporating glass and steel for
pedestrian connections should run north–south as well
Urban Design at TIDC. ‘It was like a maze. If you look
natural light and visual presence.
as providing improved access between the eastern and
at old photos, the Orchard pub was a very prominent
western areas, the centre of Chatswood should be made
landmark. We’ve restored its heritage status by clearing
greener and rejuvenated, the transport interchange should
the sight line. We have provided the pedestrian links
be improved and sight lines should be cleared. Excavating
and reconnected the precinct not just from a physical
beneath the tracks and their two island platforms made
point of view, but also from a visual point of view.’
Above and right: The designs of Chatswood, Epping and the three new stations (Macquarie University Station pictured) are striking and modern,
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Throughout the construction of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link, safety in the workplace was the number one consideration. All parties involved, from TIDC and RailCorp to contractors and subcontractors, worked towards the goal of ensuring everyone returned home from work safely every day. The commitment to safety across all aspects of the project resulted in a lost time injury frequency rate well below the industry average.
Safety First The lost time injury frequency rate across the life of the project was 4.4, compared with the construction industry average of 16.7 (WorkCover figure for 2006–2007). While contractors were responsible for the day-to-day safety requirements of their sites, TIDC ensured that necessary legislative requirements were being met and regularly inspected sites and conducted audits to ensure all worksites were as safe as possible. A desire to exceed expectations and achieve best
practice outcomes in safety management saw the installation of defibrillators at all project offices and worksites in 2007 and 2008. This initiative saw immediate results when in early 2008 a subcontractor at the Chatswood Transport Interchange site went into cardiac arrest. The site’s first aid officers used the defibrillator to successfully revive the worker before an ambulance arrived. Knowing this worker was able to return home to his family gave immense satisfaction to everyone involved.
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Over 12,500 workers contributed to the successful completion of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link. The opportunity to join a team working on an infrastructure project
People of this scope and significance attracted a highly skilled workforce from all areas of the design, construction and building industries.
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ver the years that the Epping to Chatswood
people who were left with a sense of achievement at
Rail Link project assembled its workforce,
successfully completing this massive infrastructure project.
Australia was experiencing a shortage
‘From a company point of view, our biggest achievement
of skilled people for infrastructure investment, as a
has been building a team of personnel who could
resources boom in coal, iron ore and other minerals kept
successfully meet the challenges of the project and
the pressure on the sector. Yet the drawcard of working
provide a product which we are proud of and which
on a major, high-tech project like the Epping to Chatswood
is consistent with the expectations of all stakeholders’,
Rail Link helped the various contractors find the labour
says Chris Mulvey, Project Manager at A W Edwards.
they needed to create a quality team of thousands of
‘Led by a core group of highly skilled and dedicated
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‘The project involved more than 12,500 workers – completing more than 13 million work hours. This comprised the full array of professional and trade skills used in design, construction and building.’
company staff members, supplemented by a select
Engineering specialists included civil, structural,
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group of new personnel, the team included skilled
mechanical, electrical, computer science and
The tunnelling team celebrating
subcontractors specifically chosen based on their
telecommunications engineers and surveyors.
expertise in this work, highly competent consultants
Metal trades included metalworkers, boilermakers/
and a well trained and motivated site workforce.’
welders, fitters, sheetmetal workers, steel fixers
The project involved more than 12,500 workers –
and fencers. To install services there were
completing more than 13 million work hours.
electrical communications trades, airconditioning
This comprised the full array of professional and
mechanics, electricians, lift installers, escalator
trade skills used in design, construction and building.
installers, sprinkler fitters and signage installers.
the breakthrough at Epping in July 2004, following 10 months of tunnelling.
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Then there was the whole collection of building
able to call on a range of management and technical
trades, including stonemasons, glaziers, pavers,
skills from within the company for construction of the
waterproofers, formworkers, membrane applicators,
Chatswood Transport Interchange.
scaffolders, plasterers, concreters, plumbers, roofers,
‘In such a multifaceted construction, Laing O’Rourke
bricklayers, carpenters, painters and landscapers.
engaged the services of the internal divisions of
Specialist tunnel workers were brought in from
infrastructure, rail, civil and building groups of the
Germany to help operate the American Robbins
company’, he says. ‘To facilitate this, there was transfer
tunnel boring machines.
from within the various groups. In order to tap the
Ed Selby, Project Director at Laing O’Rourke, was
potential of these separate but complementary groups,
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The successful completion of this project would not have been possible without the skills and efforts of a wide range of people. Their commitment is highly valued.
the site was set up to run independently of the
through to the project’s opening in 2009 – and a
day-to-day group managements, but able to draw on
number of individuals were involved in every stage’,
the support of those in upper management.’
recalls Andrew Johnson from United Group Limited.
A key part of managing people successfully on a major
‘Our people worked with the client and other
project is ensuring that all parties involved can continue
contractors to overcome the challenges that always
to cooperate and make progress on their work despite
emerge on a project of this scale.’
challenges which may arise. ‘More than 400 of UGL
For Geoff Crowe, Architectural Design Manager at
Infrastructure’s people were involved in the Epping
HASSELL, one attraction of the project for the
to Chatswood Rail Link from the tender stage in 2001
architects was the opportunity to lead the design
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Environmental management and protection were prime considerations in the planning and construction of this project. The re-use of spoil, water recycling, bush regeneration
Environment and the respectful treatment of heritage items were just some of the environmental management practices undertaken in order to leave a positive environmental legacy.
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he potential impacts on the local and regional
Station and the Chatswood Transport Interchange.
environment from a project the size of the Epping
The Minister for Planning approved the project in February
to Chatswood Rail Link were a prime consideration
2002, subject to a number of Conditions of Approval (which
during its planning phase. An Environmental Impact Statement
were modified in response to the Review of Environmental
was prepared and publicly exhibited in early 2000. The
Factors in 2003 and 2004), many of them related to
Environmental Impact Statement outlined the potential impacts
environmental management and protection. To ensure the
associated with the project and recommended measures to
conditions were met, and to inculcate a general culture of
ameliorate them. In 2003 and 2004 a Review of Environmental
environmental awareness, a large team of environmental
Factors was prepared for both the redevelopment of Epping
staff was employed to cover six major worksites, including
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the river crossing site inside Lane Cove National Park. Independent certified auditors of the International Standards Organisation’s environmental management standard ISO 14001 carried out audits of environmental design and construction systems. Over the life of the project, 96.7 per cent compliance with the Minister’s Conditions of Approval was achieved. Re-use and recycling was an important aspect of the job. Most of the soil and rock excavated by the tunnel and station cavern work was re-used on the construction of the Westlink M7
motorway as roadway and pavement fill, saving alternative
was re-used on site for cleaning and dust suppression.
disposal costs for TIDC and alternative fill acquisition costs
Urban bushland management consultants were engaged
for the motorway. It took 122,166 truck journeys to shift a
from 2002 to collect and store seeds from over 30 species
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total spoil volume of 1.5 million cubic metres, enough for
of local grasses, shrubs and trees for subsequent
were undertaken in a live rail environment in the
a large Egyptian pyramid. At the water treatment plant at
regeneration. Over 14,000 trees and plants were planted
the M2 site, on the corner of Epping and Delhi Roads,
during the construction of the project. Where vegetation
an average of 1.3 million litres of water a day was treated
was permanently lost, offset regeneration was provided
between November 2003 and September 2006. From
elsewhere. In 2006, vegetation removal at a new electricity
April 2004, an average of 25,500 litres of water a day
substation in Beecroft was offset with funding for Hornsby
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Far left: Five historic Canary Island Date Palms were donated to the Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium after being removed from the location of the new North Ryde Station in 2003. Centre and above: Regeneration works at the Lane Cove River worksite included restoration of a Depression-era sandstone bench and revegetation using native grasses.
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Shire Council’s bush regeneration at the Castle Howard bushland reserve in Beecroft. In 2008, following some vegetation removal from roadworks in Delhi Road for the new North Ryde Station, an offset strategy was agreed with the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change to provide bush regeneration and signage in Wallumatta Nature Reserve, a rectangular reserve a few blocks south-west of Epping Road in North Ryde. Five historic Canary Island Date Palms were preserved
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Far left: This 1901 heritage-listed signal box was removed from the old Chatswood Station prior to demolition then restored and erected in the new bus interchange. Source: Heine Architects Centre: The sandstone riverbank walls at Lane Cove River were reinstated following completion of the tunnel crossing. Left: Large panels displaying images of the Chatswood area and Chatswood Station dating back to its 1890 opening were installed within the station concourse. Below: The interwar Spanish Mission-style Seymours Service Station at Chatswood is considered to be of heritage significance and was acquired by TIDC to accommodate the widening of the rail corridor in this area.
after they were removed from the front of the North Ryde
Gang-gang Cockatoo, Powerful Owl and the Red-crowned
Station site in 2003 using a high-pressure water laser and
Toadlet, which gained extra habitat. A nesting pair of Powerful
padded crane. The large, old trees, 8 to 12 metres high with
Owls, near the Lady Game Drive works, had a healthy baby
6-metre wide crowns, were part of an extensive planting
owl, and other owls were spotted in the area. Further afield,
in the 1930s. After five years in storage, the palms were
three Red Pandas at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo benefited from
donated to the Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
a six-month supply of bamboo cleared from two worksites.
and replanted within the cemetery opposite the new station.
Heritage was another key item on the environmental agenda.
Professional ecologists regularly monitored flora and fauna
Depression-era relief works around the Delhi Road entrance
near all sites, including endangered species such as the
to Lane Cove National Park included a weir, riverbank walls,
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Acknowledgements Along with the thousands of people who worked on
Saia; Angus Gardner; Anthony Hanrahan; Axel Armstrong;
the project over the past 10 years, the contribution
Belinda Harrison; Ben Grogan; Ben Groth; Ben Hugget; Ben
of everyone at TIDC, RailCorp and the major partners
Knight; Ben Stelzer; Bevan Brown; Bikash Bajracharya; Bill Grant; Blair Robinson; Bob Hammer; Bob Thompson; Brent Shanahan;
who supported the successful delivery of the Epping
Brett Brimfield; Brett Ward; Brian Lockwood; Brian Populin;
to Chatswood Rail Link is acknowledged, in particular
Brian Spaull; Bruce Croft; Bruce Dowling; Bruce Edwards;
the following people.
Bruce Lord; Bruce Pond; Caitriona O’Dowd; Caroline St Clair; Carolyn Riley; Charles McDonald; Chris Herbert; Chris Johnston;
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Aaron Bowden; Aaron Preston; Adam Lucas; Adrian Lindon;
Chris Lees; Chris Lock; Chris Mulvey; Chris Nesbitt; Christina
Alan Bezzina; Albert Li; Alison Jackson; Alison Johnston;
Phillips; Col Huntley; Colin Danby; Colin Marshall; Colin Walwyn;
Allan Churchill; Allan Walker; Allison Newport; Amiria Thompson;
Conrad Stacey; Damien Pares; Daniel Bentley; Danielle Friscan;
Amy Choldcroft; Andreas Lehr; Andrew Baré; Andrew Carruthers;
Danny Crutcher; Darin O’Brien; Dario Spralja; Dave Harley;
Andrew Gay; Andrew Johnson; Andrew Quarmby; Andrew
David Anderson; David Barwell ; David Cahill; David Chessum;
Tattersall; Andrew Walters; Andrew Wilson; Andy Ward; Angela
David Coker; David Dalton; David Gainsford; David Hudson;
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David Landy; David Radcliffe; David Rumble; David Saxelby;
Michael Penn; Michael Power; Michael Russell; Michael
Thanks also to the following contractors, consultants or
David Song; David Towers; David Wunder; Dean Farquharson;
Thompson; Michael Wyatt; Michelle Caldwell-Shaw; Michelle
subcontractors for their involvement in the Epping to
Deirdre McCue; Denis Jones; Denis Ward; Denise Walsh;
Golik; Mick Ablott; Mick Barnfield; Mike Doolan; Mike Hickey;
Chatswood Rail Link project.
Dennis Emery; Dennis Povey; Des Marsh; Diane Challenor;
Mohammed Khan; Mozzam Shah; Nada Jozic; Neal Hook;
Dick Day; Don McPherson; Donna White; Doug Ridley; Ed
Ned Mortensen; Neil Bulgin; Nelson Monica; Nicholaos Kolias;
Selby; Eddie Blackwell; Eric Edwards; Erica Adamson; Felicity
Nick Bruzzese; Nick Holmes-Mackie; Nick Turton; Nicola Slee;
Platforms Pty Ltd; Adel Pearly Pty Ltd; Adua Engineering
Venning; Frank Ebzery; Frank Feldman; Frank Johnson; Fred
Nigel Hill; Noel Sneddon; Pam McPherson; Patricia Esplin;
Australia Pty Ltd; Agema Constructions Pty Ltd; Air Grilles
Armstrong; Gary Bayman; Gary Ewen; Gary Hassall; Gary
Patrick Murphy; Paul Anderson; Paul Barfield; Paul Carney;
Pty Ltd; Alimak Hek Pty Ltd; Alkene Contracting Pty Ltd;
Seabury; Gaston Pena; Geoff Bowmaker; Geoff Crowe; Geoff
Paul Crawford; Paul Grabham; Paul Jerogin; Paul Jones;
All Lift Forklifts; All Protection Tinting Australasia Pty Ltd;
Jones; Geoff Walker; Georgina Dorsett; Gerard Walker; Glen
Paul Plowman; Paul Swift; Paul Tarrant; Paul Ventura; Peter
All Stainless Fabrications Pty Ltd; Alpend Group Pty Ltd;
Ashton; Glenn Bentley; Glenn Dewbury; Gordana Marijan;
Boonstra; Peter Chatburn; Peter Gallart; Peter Griffin; Peter Hill;
Aluminium Scaffolds Pty Ltd; Ambrose Ecological Services;
Graeme Ayling; Graeme Brown; Graeme Chapman; Graeme
Peter Katz; Peter Lemish; Peter Mather; Peter Mccabe; Peter
APP Corporation Pty Ltd; Architectural Glass Projects Pty
Mauger; Graeme Walters; Graham Brown; Graham Knox;
O’Leary; Peter Rose; Peter Turner; Peter Whelan; Peter Wills;
Ltd; Arenco NSW Pty Ltd; Arup; Asurco Contracting Pty Ltd;
Graham Watson; Gus Sullivan; Hala Dib; Harrison Morgan;
Phil Bartels; Phil Clisby; Phil Grant; Phil Greatorix; Phil Terry;
Atco Structures Pty Ltd; Atlantic Glass (Aust) Pty Ltd;
Helen Willoughby; Howard Chemney; Howard Coombes;
Phillip Rosati; Pip BowlIng; Priti Rao; Rainer Rengshaisen;
Auscaff Pty Ltd; Ausreo Pty Ltd; Australasian Piling
Howard Lacy; Ian Boyle; Ian Pratt; Jack Siu; James Boskovski;
Ralph Davies; Rana Roy; Ray Bourne; Ray Christie; Ray
Company; Australian Portable Buildings Pty Ltd; Austress
James Hadaway; James Ross; James Shannon; James
Delandro; Ray Hiddlestone; Ray Stokmanis; Rebecca
Freyssinet; Automatic Fire Protection Design Pty Ltd; B & H
Walker; James White; Jamie McdOnald; Jari Seppanen; Jason
Eddington; Ren Bandiziol; Renee Grigson; Rhonda Pollard;
Australia Pty Ltd; Barnwell Cambridge Pty Ltd; Base Fire
Abergeldie; Abigroup; Accessibility Solutions; Acor; Active
Fletcher; Jason Troia; Jeff Byron; Jeff Francis; Jenni Andrews;
Richard Bull; Richard Diskin; Richard Grice; Richard Hitch;
Protection Pty Ltd; Bates Smart; BD Snowchief Electrical;
Jenny Watt; Jeremy Kidd; Jill Morrison; Jim Hawkins; Jim
Richard Perin; Ricky Cheung; Riku Taurianen; Rob Hackett;
Bekaert Onesteel Fibres Australia; Bevisco; Big Picture Communications; Bill Watson Industries Group Pty Ltd;
Rains; Jim Rozek; Jim Siderovski; Jo Skinner; Jo-Anne Emery;
Rob Mason; Rob Parrish; Robert Brazel; Robert Greentree;
Joe Xavi; Joe Zanelli; Joel Abrahamsohn; John Andrews;
Robert Hart; Robert Leece; Rod Masters; Rodney Uren; Roger
Bitzios Consulting; Blackkadders Company Pty Ltd; Blue
John Ashley; John Barraclough; John Brown; John Cowling;
Gibson; Roger Lewis; Ron Azzi; Ron Devitt; Ron Finlay; Ron
Circle; Boleh Consulting Pty Ltd; Booz & Company Pty Ltd;
John Doyle; John Fisher; John Gooch; John Gorman;
Roe; Ron Scharff; Ron Thomas; Ross de la Motte; Ross Farrell;
Borger Crane Hire and Rigging Services Pty Ltd; Brefni
John Kennedy; John Langron; John Lee; John Maher; John
Ross Graeme; Sandy Hone; Scott Lyall; Shane O’Neill; Sharon
Excavation & Earthmoving; British Paving Co Pty Ltd; BTH
Mchugh; John Rustamzadeh; John Salier; John Terry;
Tamai; Shelley Peng; Skantha Rajendra; Skye McPherson;
Communications; Capital Steel; Carpet Australia Pty Ltd;
John Turner; John Wright; Joseph Leung; Joshua Jamieson;
Som Chatterjee; Soma Jeyendren; Sonya Purches; Stacey
CB Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd; CC-Analysis Pty Ltd;
Kai Geisselhart; Kaniyur Sundareswaran; Karen Simidis;
Hutchinson; Stanley Ekanayake; Stephen Gray; Stephen
CDL Australia Pty Ltd; Chadwick Industries Pty Ltd; Chubb
Kate Gilchrist; Kate Rickards; Ken Baggett; Ken Kelman;
Janson; Stephen Pascall; Stephen Rostron; Stephen Welford;
Fire Safety; Chubb Security Services Pty Ltd; Claude Group
Ken Stephenson; Kyle Sweeney; Lana Assaf; Laurel Baigent;
Steve Barnett; Steve Burns; Steve Fermio; Steve Montgomery;
Pty Ltd; Clayton Utz; Clearwater Asset Services Pty Ltd;
Laurie Arthur; Lee Wood; Leonie So; Les Joukhador; Les
Steve Wille; Steven Browne; Steven Wong; Stuart Webster;
Clearwater Construction; Coates Hire Operations Pty Ltd;
Waldron; Libby Kaleski; Lillian Vujica; Louise Campbell; Louise
Sue Holliday; Suzi Frederiksen; Tamara Kirpichnikov; Tania
Collex Australia Pty Ltd; Commercial Concrete Constructions
Sureda; Louise Tsagaris; Lucio Di Bartolomeo; Luke Johnson;
Edwards; Tania Harper; Tania Page; Tarnjit Chahal; Terry
Pty Ltd; Commodore Security Group; CompAir Australia
Mac Harvey; Mal Graham; Mal Land; Malcolm Kerr; Malcolm
Boyd; Terry Chapman; The Hon. Carl Scully; The Hon. David
Pty Ltd; Complete Building and Fire Protection Pty Ltd;
Naylor; Manoj Dighe; Margaret Durham; Mark Harris; Mark
Campbell MP; The Hon. John Watkins; The Hon. Michael
Computracts Pty Ltd; Construction & Contract Services
Hughes; Mark Roberts; Mark Simpson; Mark Whitmore;
Costa; Therese Campbell; Tim Green; Tim Hay; Tim Jones;
Pty Ltd; Contract Assistance Pty Ltd; Conveyor and Hoist
Martin Halliday; Martin Taylor; Matt Branscombe; Matt Furrer;
Tim Parker; Tim Watcyn-Jones; Tom Sammons; Tony Eid;
Rentals Pty Ltd; Coral Air; Corrigan Electrics Pty Ltd;
Matt Rheuben; Matthew Callander; Matthew Jones; Max
Tony Rastrick; Tracy Reid; Tyler Laitinen; Ugo Marchiori; Ulrich
Cowpers Electrical Services Pty Ltd; Crown Contracting Pty
Bridgman; Meagan Porter; Meinolf Droste; Melanie Austin;
Wadepohl; Van Bardzamian; Vince Graham; Walter Dorman;
Ltd; CSR Readymix; DBL Property Pty Ltd; De Martin and
Michael Deegan; Michael Eyers; Michael Flynn; Michael Hall;
Ward Stubbs; Warren Richards; Warwick Allison; Warwick
Gasparini Pty Ltd; Deck Guardrail Australia Pty Ltd; Degnan
Michael Hodges; Michael Hogan; Michael Ives; Michael King;
Jackson; Wes Burgess; Willie Kwong; Xavier Odolantr
Constructions; Delaney Civil Pty Ltd; Delkor Rail Pty Ltd;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Design Fire; Design Perspectives; Designex Architectural
Master Vinyls Pty Ltd; McLachlan Lister Pty Ltd; MDI
Pty Ltd; Sine Industries; Slabseal Australia Pty Ltd;
Joinery Pty Ltd; Dexion (Australia) Pty Ltd; Dexion
Service Centres Pty Ltd; Megabolt; Metropolitan
SMEC Australia Pty Ltd; SNP Security; Southern Cross
Silverwater; Dickinson Autocon; Drake Business Solutions;
Demolitions Pty Ltd; Metrotex Painters and Decorators;
Stainless Steel Pty Ltd; Southern Engineering Services Pty
Ducon Concrete Solutions; DYWIDAG-Systems International
MGC Engineering; Mirage Doors; Movers & Shakers
Ltd; Southern Steel; Speedy Gantry Hire Pty Ltd; Spiller
Pty Ltd; Eagle Air Conditioning Pty Ltd; Ecowise
Business Relocations Pty Ltd; Nass Excavations (Australia)
Gibbins Swan; Statewide Cleaning Services; Statewide
Environmental; EJ Nye & Associates Pty Ltd; EL Civil
Pty Ltd; Natform Pty Ltd; National Projects Pty Ltd;
Contracting Services Pty Ltd; Steelcom; Stegbar Pty Ltd;
Engineering; Elmich Australia Pty Ltd; Emerson;
Nationwide Netmakers Pty Ltd; Nepean Landscape
Stephen Grubits & Associates; Strata Control Systems;
Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd;
Supplies; Nesbitt and Vargas Pty Ltd; Noel Arnold
Strongforce Pty Ltd; Structural Concrete Industries (Aust)
Eptec Pty Ltd; Ernst & Young; Evans & Peck; Everwilling
and Associates Pty Ltd; Nolan Quaries Pty Ltd; Norec;
Pty Ltd; Sunscreen Pty Ltd; Sunstate Consulting and
Cranes Pty Ltd; Everything Infrastructure; EVS Group
Norman Disney & Young; North Shore Paving; Obrart & Co
Design; Sure Welding NSW Pty Ltd; Swetha International
Australia Pty Ltd; EW Cox International Pty Ltd; Falco
Pty Ltd; O’Leary Electrical; On the Edge Services Pty Ltd;
Pty Ltd; T & C Contracting Pty Ltd; Tactics Consulting Pty
Australia Pty Ltd; Fernandes Construction; Fire Stopping
On-Line Pipe and Cable Locating; Ontrack Rail Pty Ltd;
Ltd; Tat Hong; Taylor Railtrack Pty Ltd; Teal Management;
Pty Ltd; Ford Civil Contracting Pty Ltd; Franklins Plumbing;
Opus International; Ostu Stettin; Ozpave (Aust) Pty Ltd;
Telum Pty Ltd; Tenix Projects; Terahart Pty Ltd; The Ecology
Frost Design; Fumapest Services Pty Ltd; Gardner Willis
P & C Engraving and Signage Pty Ltd; P & M Plant Hire;
Lab; The Phillips Group; The Robbins Company; The
& Associates Pty Ltd; Geometric Surveying Pty Ltd; GHD
PA Site Welding Services; Pacific Consulting International
Shotcrete Engineers; The Sydney Brick Paving Company;
Pty Ltd; GIA Australia Pty Ltd; Global Steel and Concrete
Economists; Parsons Brinckerhoff; Paterson Britton
Thyssen Krupp Elevator; Titan Doors and Frames Pty Ltd;
Pty Ltd; GM Cabling; Godden Mackay Logan; Graffiti Off
and Partners; Pathfinder Systems Australia Pty Ltd; PCH
Top Gun Waterproofing Pty Ltd; Total Service Pty Ltd;
Australia; Greatrak Pty Ltd; Gregory Australia Ltd; Gregory
Group Ltd; PCK Traffic; Pebe Holdings; Pells Sullivan
Townsend Contracting Pty Ltd; Track Australia; Trackside
Commercial Furniture Pty Ltd; Gus Sullivan; H & M
Meynink Pty Ltd; Permanently and Temporarily Yours;
Intelligence Pty Ltd; Trane-Dalkia Technical Services;
Engineering and Construction Pty Ltd; Haden Engineering
Petar Zlatar Partitions Pty Ltd; Peter Kelly Flooring Pty Ltd;
Transfield Construction; Transport and Urban Planning;
Pty Ltd; Hallam Manufacturing; Harley Cranes Pty Ltd; Hays
Phoenix Aluminium; PL Tripodi Pty Ltd; Playsafe Fencing
Tyco Australia Trading as ADT; Ultrafloor Pty Ltd; Unique
Specialist Recruitment Australia; Heggies; Heggies Bulkhaul
Pty Ltd; Poltinger Precision Systems; Power Earth
Concrete Pumping; United Goninan Limited; Urban
Ltd; Height Safety Engineers; Heine Architects Pty Ltd;
Technologies Pty Ltd; Precast Concrete Products Pty Ltd;
Horizon Pty Ltd; URS; Visionstream Pty Ltd; Waco
Heyday Group Pty Ltd; Hillsley Hire Pty Ltd; Hirotec; Hi-Tec
Precast Concrete Solutions; Prestige Glazing; PRV Security;
Kwikform Ltd; Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd; Ward Civil and
Glazing Systems Pty Ltd; HLA Envirosciences; Holmes
Prysmian Power Cables & Systems Australia Pty Ltd;
Environmental Engineering; Waterway Construction Pty
Fire & Safety; Hugh Meagher & Associates Pty Ltd; Hymix
Quad Services; Quality Rigging Services Pty Ltd; R & D
Ltd; Webb McKeown; Wideform Constructions Pty Ltd;
Australia Pty Ltd; Incospec & Associates Australia Pty Ltd;
Technical Services Pty Ltd; R Fleming and Sons; Rail
Wilkinson Murray; Workarena Pty Ltd; Wormald; WS Atkins
Infocus Design; Integrated Systems; Interloc Lockers Pty
Personal Pty Ltd; Rapid Constructions Pty Ltd; Readymix
International Limited; Yap Engineering; Yellow & Blue
Ltd; Jo McDonald Cultural Heritage Management; John
Holdings Pty Ltd; Redifence; Rescrete Industries; Rest
Pty Ltd; Yorkshire (NSW) Pty Ltd
Holland Pty Ltd; Jones & Jones Master Plumbers Pty Ltd;
Interior; RF Probes Pty Ltd; RGC Commercial Floors
Kathy Jones and Associates; KBR; KC Barkley Consulting
Pty Ltd; Rintoul Pty Ltd; Ripa Concrete Cutting Pty Ltd;
Pty Ltd; KH1 Pty Ltd; Kingfield (NSW) Pty Ltd; Kingflow
RiskCover Australia Pty Ltd; Rivercorp; Robson Civil
In addition to the people quoted in this story, thanks
Waste Water Engineering; Kohinor Scaffolding; Kookaburra
Projects Pty Ltd; Rockwell Automation Australia; Roofacade
also goes to the following people for their assistance
consultancy; Krystal Commercial Clean Pty Ltd; Landscape
Pty Ltd; Roosters Traffic Control Pty Ltd; Roy Mommone
in the preparation of this book:
Solutions Australia Pty Ltd; Laycon Pty Ltd; Lencon
Developments Pty Ltd; Rutherford Power Pty Ltd; Ryde
Constructions Pty Ltd; Liftronic Pty Ltd; Lincolne Scott;
Joinery Pty Ltd; S&A Installations; Safemaster Height Safety
Alison Jackson, TIDC; Ashok Safaya, TIDC; Ben Groth,
Liquitek; Lloyds Register Rail; Locaters; Lomac Commercial
Solutions; Safespot Pty Ltd; Schamburg and Alvisse Pty
TIDC; David Apps, TIDC; David Coker, TIDC; Frances Frazer,
Flooring Pty Ltd; Lotus Folding Walls and Doors; M & K
Ltd; Schenker Australia Pty Ltd; Schiavello Systems (NSW)
TIDC; Geoff Walker, TIDC; Georgina Dorsett, TIDC;
Napier Constructions Pty Ltd; MA Coleman Joinery (NSW)
Pty Ltd; Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd; Schneider Electric
James Walker, TIDC; Soma Jeyendren, TIDC; Kirstie Little,
Pty Ltd; Mahaffey Associates; Mantech; Marques Building
Pty Ltd; Scott Stephens; Secure Aus Pty Ltd; Shades
HASSELL; Mark Zvirblis, Thiess; Peter Lemish, TIDC;
Pty Ltd; Master Builders Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd;
Painting & Decorating Pty Ltd; Signaling Services Australia
Rebecca Eddington, TIDC
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