*** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009*** ***| VIIRAILWAYS CAREERS IN ENGINEERING GETTYPLATFORM FOR CHANGE EVERY DAY MILLIONS STRUGGLE THROUGH CROWDED OLD STATIONS. ADAPTING THEM AND BUILDING NEW ONES REQUIRES INGENUITY, SAYS JAN BARDENMany of our railway stations are masterpieces of Victorian architecture and engineering, but they were not designed to deal with the amount of passengers who use them in today’s rush hour. Neither were they built to be the smooth-running transport interchanges now required between rail, underground, trams, cars, buses, cycles and pedestrians. To produce concourses that deliver large numbers of passengers efficiently from train to street requires skilled engineering. When the process is successful everyone is happier.One such example is the stunning entrance to Canary Wharf Underground station, on which the founder of London-based Expedition Engineering, Chris Wise, worked with architect Foster + Partners. Wise has recently been “playing around” with genetic algorithms, using computers to simulate natural evolutionary processes, to create what Expedition believe to be an industry-first in multilayered glass-canopy roofs. The prototype, a Pringle-shaped steel honeycomb “leaf” which produces the dappled light of a woodland glade, is being designed for a new station in Naples. Expedition director Ed McCann says: “We think this bio-mimicry in design is a new direction for structural engineering in the 21stcentury. This station is for Naples’ cemetery and we were looking for something beyond mundane or utilitarian but at the same time rational and affordable.” The cemetery is the second commission in Naples for Expedition, working with architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The first was a new station at the city’s international airport. Its elegant funnel-shaped roof was designed to “guide” large numbers of first-time passengers towards the underground trains, bus stations and car parks. McCann says: “We could have ended up with 20,000 different elements to make for this roof, but by taking advantage of the geometric properties of aRight lines: The main entrance to the Underground station at Canary Wharf, London, top, and, above, the elegant roof of the station at Naples airportGet your CV in front of the best employers, faster.OPERATIONS MANAGER With Director Potential NE Based Our client is one of the UK’s fastest-growing Environmental Engineering companies. Working on projects in the water, rail and power generation industries, committed to improving the environment. Your role.... Introducing our most powerful CV matching service ever. In seconds it matches you to the best employers, so your CV is at their fingertips the minute they start looking. 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Glass is also the proposed medium for dealing with the challenges of redeveloping Nottingham Station — a £67‘‘We think bio-mimicry in design is a new direction for engineering in the 21st centurymillion “Hub project” which aims to turn an Edwardian jewel into a cutting-edge interchange. Moving passengers between newly-introduced levels within a Grade II* listed building, and modernising it while retaining its features of historic interest, is not easy. “Projects like this are timeconsuming and challenging,” says Nottingham City planning officer Richard Wood. “It has required a lot of determination, particularly from our partners (owners Network Rail and operators East Midlands Trains). “The level changes between the new tram stop — directly over the station — and new car and cycle parks and bus stops were a challenge. “But we thought mimicking the existing buildings would be a mistake so we aimed for contrast, with a modern feel. Glass seemed the logical answer. “This is a key project for Nottingham. The first impression of a city is often formed at the point of arrival and we wanted to enhance the city’s image.” As passengers arrive from London’s St Pancras and on the Eurostar, engineers and designers have a lot to live up to.A green light for rail growth The £15.9 billion Crossrail project through the heart of London is providing excellent opportunities for engineers with the right skills and graduates. “Massive investment is planned for the railways over the next five to 10 years,” says Adrian Thomas, head of resourcing for Network Rail. “The Thameslink programme, Airdrie-Bathgate and Birmingham New Street, as well as Crossrail, are just some of the exciting projects. “While other sectors may now be in a more difficult position with the economic downturn, rail is bucking the trend. We’re looking for the brightest and best-skilled people to play their part in some of the biggest projects in the country.” With around 118 kilometres of track, Crossrail will add 10 per cent transport capacity to@JOBS ONLINE: jobs.telegraph.co.uk/ careers-insiderLondon and increase the city’s rail capacity by 40 per cent. It will link Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west with central London, the business and finance district in Docklands and Shenfield in Essex. Dr Graham Plant, programme director and an executive director on the Crossrail board, says: “We are talking about Underground stations twice the length of existing ones, 20 to 30 metres below ground in very congested areas.” (Pictured is a computer image of the Isle of Dogs station). “At each stage different skills will be required, involving a range of experts such as civil engineers, computer and systems people, archeologists, and environmentalists.” By the peak of construction, in around 2014, Crossrail hopes about 14,000 people will be employed on the project. Many of them will be in the engineering sector, with jobs and training for graduates. “At the moment we are in the process of developing graduate training schemes with the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology,” says Dr Plant. GABRIELLE COLLETT-WHITE
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