The latest Rail News http://www.robertwest.com 2012-02-05T00:00:00Z Latimer Road Station has now fully re-opened 2 weeks ahead of plan. The 120 year old brick-arch viaduct station has undergone major structural renovations to replace and extend the platforms, including replacement of existing foundations and lateral strengthening of the lattice girders spanning over the road below. Robert West provided a full struc... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Latimer-Road-Station/47/ 2011-08-11 00:00:00 Robert West is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Lawrence to the post of Rail Director. Richard has been in the practice since 2001, latterly an Associate Director in Rail Division. He joins Tim Williams (MD), Jonathan Howard and Peter Pawsey (non exec Chairman) on the Robert West Consulting Board and will be reponsible at the London ... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Announcement/43/ 2011-01-28 00:00:00 Robert West hosted a table at the National Rail Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 17th September. We enterained guests from Network Rail, Buckingham Group Contracting, Dyer and Butler, B&M McHugh and Volker Fitzpatrick. An excellent evening was had by all at the party that continued well into the following morning. ... http://www.robertwest.com/news/National-Rail-Awards/42/ 2010-10-06 00:00:00 Robert West has recently been appointed to carry out the detailed design and approvals for a new transport interchange facility at High Wycombe Railway Station. The scheme entails a lit one-way gyratory system, bus lay-bus, taxi bays and landscaping. It also requires the design of retaining structures, extensions to the station canopy, and improvem... http://www.robertwest.com/news/High-Wycombe-Station-Transport-Interchange/35/ 2010-09-30 00:00:00 Entire platform replacement and extension works at Latimer Road Underground station have commenced to programme following Phase 1 design undertaken by Robert West. We provided multi-discipline design services for this complex project which required new steelwork components to interface perfectly with the existing Victorian masonry viaduct walls and... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Construction-starts-at-Latimer-Road-Station/22/ 2010-09-24 00:00:00 Robert West has commenced design work on platform extensions which sit on a Victorian masonry viaduct at Shepherd's Bush Market Underground Station. We are working closely with the D&B contractor to esure that the tight delivery schedule is met.... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Design-kicks-off-at-Shepherds-Bush-Market-Station2/32/ 2010-09-24 00:00:00 Construction has successfully completed on the interim facilities at Farringdon Station designed by Robert West. Appointed by Costain Laing O'Rourke/Network Rail, we developed the multi-discipline scheme, secured permissions and designed the modular building facilities. ... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Farringdon-Thameslink-Interim-Station/34/ 2010-09-24 00:00:00 As part of the re-development of Farringdon Station, the London Underground station control centre and ticketing offices must be decanted to interim facilities. Robert West has been appointed by Costain Laing O’Rouke / Network Rail to develop proposals, secure permissions and design these modular building type facilities. Work must be completed by... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Interim-Facilities,-Farringdon-Thameslink/13/ 2009-10-29 00:00:00 New train crew accommodation is required at the Hammersmith terminals to manage increased service levels. Robert West has been appointed by TfL to develop and design a link bridge from the station to an existing multi-storey building and refurbish/modify the building to provide new facilities. Working in conjunction with WPA Architects RWC has dev... http://www.robertwest.com/news/Train-Crew-Accommodation/5/ 2009-10-21 00:00:00