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Post by londonstuff on Jun 14, 2008 16:34:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2008 16:41:07 GMT
I thought it wasn't supposed to be finished until sometime next year.
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Post by chrish on Jun 14, 2008 19:07:54 GMT
IIRC from when I worked there (they made me do a newsletter!  ), then the actual roof work is supposed to be completed by spring 2009, but only then will the scaffolding be coming down. It took an age to go up, and will take about 6 months to bring back down again! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2008 20:00:22 GMT
I thought it only took a couple of weeks to put up.
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Post by District Dave on Jun 14, 2008 20:23:19 GMT
I thought it only took a couple of weeks to put up. No - ages! And not just the scaffolding - there's the false roofing, supports, cabling blah, blah - it will be a long job! |
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Post by edwin on Jun 14, 2008 23:01:26 GMT
What is the scaffolding for? To give the roof a lick of paint...?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2008 23:08:36 GMT
What's happened to the train indicators that were removed ages ago? Are they coming back and are there going to be indicators at the Warwick Road end of the platforms?
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Post by chrish on Jun 14, 2008 23:35:03 GMT
What is the scaffolding for? To give the roof a lick of paint...? No... its a much more complex job than that... the roof as a whole must retain its look, but I am lead to believe that it will actually have a lower point. The whole roof has been removed, refurbished and replaced... well, by the time it has been finished. What's happened to the train indicators that were removed ages ago? Are they coming back and are there going to be indicators at the Warwick Road end of the platforms? The old style indicators will be put back in place after the work has finished, as they are part of the station as per its listed status AIUI. I'm not sure if the current indicators will stay as well, but I can't see them adding any more towards the end of the work myself. |
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Post by stanmorek on Jun 14, 2008 23:48:56 GMT
The latest issue of our work rag has a story on the roof. The glass panes will be replaced with new glazing panels that have a layer of dirt eating enzyme.
Apparently the designers of the glass canopy over the entrance to Canary Wharf station didn't consider how it would be cleaned...
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Post by ianvisits on Jun 15, 2008 14:08:45 GMT
Apparently the designers of the glass canopy over the entrance to Canary Wharf station didn't consider how it would be cleaned... Judging by what I saw on the glass entrance to the Jubilee Place shopping centre - they just walk up over the top with a mop and bucket. |
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Post by stanmorek on Jun 15, 2008 16:01:01 GMT
I was told originally there wasn't a man safe system and that access for cleaning was through use of a cherry picker. There may be some kind of system in place now but consideration of issues like maintenance of structures as an afterthought goes against today's health and safety legislation. Unfortunately just because there has been no accident creating an unnecessary safety risk is enough to leave designers open to prosecution. What is unnecessary? You'll have to ask the HSE.
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Post by District Dave on Jun 15, 2008 19:44:41 GMT
The reconstruction of that roof has been I think a massive task.
Just thank the stars that it hasn't gone the same way as so many similar structures did; many of our stations would look so much better had the original roofs been retained.
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 15, 2008 20:24:24 GMT
Where have the roofs been removed? I think Earl's Court, Notting Hill Gate and St Pancras all look splendid - especially in the sunshine! Every time I go to Euston mainline station and look at how rubbish and 60's the whole place looks, I get angry at splendid architecture of our past disappearing. I'll get off my soapbox now though  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2008 20:27:30 GMT
I think the roof will look amazing when it is finally restored, the platforms will seem very bright. Here is what we are missing...  |
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 15, 2008 21:02:41 GMT
I go through there every day - to say it's miserable when on a rainy day when the rain drips through the two roofs and the general dark feeling of the place... it must be pretty grim for the people that work there!
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 15, 2008 21:04:58 GMT
As an addendum...having made my previous point - the way they've managed to erect the temporary roof with all of the scaffolding above the tracks in a very busy station, without closing the place is pretty good going! Respect where it's due!
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Post by edwin on Jun 15, 2008 23:54:50 GMT
No... its a much more complex job than that... the roof as a whole must retain its look, but I am lead to believe that it will actually have a lower point. The whole roof has been removed, refurbished and replaced... well, by the time it has been finished. Okay thanks for the reply, I never realised it was so complicated! Are there plans to do this at other stations with roofs like Earls Court? And does anyone know what stations used to have these type of roofs, and why they were replaced...? |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Dec 17, 2008 16:45:31 GMT
At last, about time too!!!
The decking is starting to come down, flooding the platforms with DAYLIGHT again! which they've not seen for several years months!
The lighting has been upgraded to be the same as already installed in the Earl's Court Road ticket hall.
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 18, 2008 7:57:22 GMT
Yes but I was there yesterday and dare I say it, the roof is still leaking!  Like you say, it's been so long I've forgotten what daylight looks like at that station! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2008 0:13:30 GMT
At last, about time too!!! The decking is starting to come down, flooding the platforms with DAYLIGHT again! which they've not seen for several years months! I think you were right the first time! Two years i've been in London now and i've never seen daylight at Earls Court....  |
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Post by railtechnician on Dec 19, 2008 15:36:57 GMT
I go through there every day - to say it's miserable when on a rainy day when the rain drips through the two roofs and the general dark feeling of the place... it must be pretty grim for the people that work there! Well yes working in the old signal school areas was certainly grim when I worked there in the 1980s, it was not too bad on a bright summer's day but in the winter or on a dull day it was extremely depressing. Of course the canteen was also one of the worst on the system, I hated it when I first had a meal there in the 1970s and despite several revamps/upgrades/mods it never really improved in 30 years! |
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 19, 2008 19:23:52 GMT
As mentioned above, the 'temporary' roofing has started to come down and there is now some natural light in the station, thank the lord! From what I could see of the roof, it did look very new (as one would expect) and clean, although I repeat my point a few posts ago that from what I could see coming onto the tracks on Tuesday, it still leaks.
We'll find out soon enough I should expect.
I'm going through there again tomorrow so I'll try and post a pic...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2008 20:06:26 GMT
It's blue! Is my memory playing tricks on me - I thought all the ironwork in the roof was red before.
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 19, 2008 20:31:15 GMT
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Post by silverjon on Apr 2, 2009 1:06:06 GMT
I'm pleased to announce that the blue scaffolding boxes taking up all the platform space are now disappearing! Today all but one on the eastbound side (platforms 1&2) had gone, and I imagine the rest are on their way out in the next few days.
All that's left is oddly discoloured squares where they used to be.
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 2, 2009 12:01:22 GMT
At last the station is returning to it's uncluttered glory!
The Earl's Court Road ticket hall is slowly losing the scaffolding too.
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Post by Chris W on Apr 4, 2009 10:25:12 GMT
I paid a photographic visit to Earls Court yesterday to see how things are progressing. Indeed the vast majority of the scaffolding from the station has disappeared, although there are traces on platform 1/2 (westbound), the ticket hall and along the canopies to the west of the station. I'm quite impressed with the outcome, with the roof looking far cleaner and allowing far more light into the station. cjw1.fpic.co.uk/c1664134.html |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2009 14:39:27 GMT
I paid a photographic visit to Earls Court yesterday to see how things are progressing. Indeed the vast majority of the scaffolding from the station has disappeared, although there are traces on platform 1/2 (westbound), [pedant]Platforms 1&2 are eastbound, platforms 3&4 are westbound[/pedant] I do hope they resurface the platforms when all the scaffolding is removed to complete the job. |
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Post by Chris W on Apr 4, 2009 15:09:43 GMT
Platforms 1&2 are eastbound, platforms 3&4 are westbound[ ... DOH!!!  I always get em mixed up at Earls Court for some unknown reason + I took the flipping photos  |
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 4, 2009 19:54:03 GMT
I'm quite impressed with the outcome, with the roof looking far cleaner and allowing far more light into the station. Looking through all the pictures, it does indeed look much better. However all this extra light as one down-side: You can't see which arrow is illuminated on the indicators!* Doh! *Although maybe this is due to the pants new refurbed indicators. |
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), then the actual roof work is supposed to be completed by spring 2009, but only then will the scaffolding be coming down. It took an age to go up, and will take about 6 months to bring back down again!
