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Monday 13 Dec 2004

WATERLOO AWARD RAISES THE ROOF

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| Southern: Wessex

| Southern

Network Rail’s £41m refurbishment of Waterloo station’s roof has won a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award. The project to refurbish the 28,000 square metre train shed roof – the largest in Europe – won ‘The First Engineering Craft Skills Award.’ Simon Kirby, Network Rail Director, said: “We are delighted to have won this award.  It recognises the enormity of the project and the importance of our heritage work. “The station and its roof are historic London landmarks, steeped in railway history.  We wanted to ensure that the roof was not overtly altered, while bringing it up to date and securing its future.” The work involved a like-for-like replacement of the 100-year-old roof coverings and refurbishment of the existing structure, which covers all 19 platforms at Waterloo station. The project was completed, in partnership with AMEC Capital Project Limited, without disruption for the 150 million passengers who travelled through the station during the project. The project also won an award at the ‘Historic Bridge and Infrastructure Awards’ in recognition of exceptional skill and care which were applied to the project’s design and execution.