Project
KNOCKMORE TO LURGAN
Civil Engineering
Transport
Northern Ireland
Client
Translink
Value
£11,800,000
D&B Partner
Atkins
17.5km of track rehabilitation from Knockmore to Lurgan
This railway line forms part of the main twin track on the Belfast to Dublin route which totals 35km.
Due to the deterioration of the track bed and the lack of previous maintenance investment, the speed allowed had been reduced to a limit of 20 miles per hour.
The scheme’s primary objective was to return to and maintain the network’s operational line speed.
This was the first use of ballast cleaning technology to reconstruct the track bed on the NI rail network.
The project facilitated an increase in the line speed to 90mph from 40 miles per hour on this section of the line between Lisburn and Lurgan. It was being carried out as a trial before full implementation in phases across the network.
Our works involved the use of a specialist ballast cleaning train, which ran on the track during a combination of Green Zone Working, overnight possessions, and full weekend possessions.
