Howdon Satellite Depot

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Completed

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Value

Circa £70m

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Project

Additional Depot Facility

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Client

Buckingham Group
(Contracting for Nexus)

With the existing Nexus Metro depot at Gosforth, North Tyneside undergoing redevelopment works and with an expanded fleet of rail vehicles, Howdon needed to be brought online as an additional depot facility where Metro vehicles could be stabled overnight and new rolling stock received.

The Howdon depot also needed to provide cleaning and light maintenance facilities while improvement works were underway at Gosforth.

Emeg were responsible for undertaking the detailed design, installation and coordination of the mechanical and electrical installations required to create a suitable environment within the depot sidings, workshop and office facilities.

Key Project Features

Preferred M&E service provider
Dedicated on-site project management
Innovative bespoke solutions

Delivered on time & on budget
Health & Safety top priority
No on-site accidents.

Project Background

Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd (BGCL) were appointed by Nexus as the design and build contractor for the complete scheme and contracted Emeg as their preferred railway M&E engineering services provider.

Emeg were responsible for undertaking the detailed design, installation and coordination of the mechanical & electrical services installations required to create a suitable environment within the depot sidings, the workshop and office facilities within the accommodation building.

This included:

safeNet Depot Protection System (DPS)
Points heating
Automatic derailer
Mechanical & electrical services
LV distribution & earthing
Lighting, telecoms & fire protection
Gas & water supply
Ventilation & drainage
Heating & cooling
Building Management System (BMS)

safeNet automatic derailer for rail depot protection

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