Transport News Issue 1 - 2021 - Flipbook - Page 9
RAIL
ANTAGRADE
COMPLETE
INSTALLATION
OF NEW SOUTH
SHIELDS
SUBSTATION
Antagrade has finished works on a new
substation in South Shields, improving the
capabilities of the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Back in June 2018, Nexus commissioned an upgrade to the
Tyne and Wear Metro system, including a brand-new depot.
The depot will be the centre for staff training and will also be
used for train maintenance and overnight stabling. This will
allow an earlier service to commence from South Shields,
therefore improving access across the Tyne and Wear region.
The design was completed in 2019 but there were additional
requests made by the client. A new substation was necessary
for the opening of the depot, and Antagrade worked hard to
ensure the earthing system for the new depot was put in
place. Antagrade supplied the works for the additional
earthing, bonding and cabling requests that were made by the
client.
Antagrade has a long history of working in the Tyne and Wear
region and has built strong relationships with the clients, local
community and supply chain. These relationships were the
foundations of the success of this project.
The substation was completed in August 2020, with the total
value of the works amounting to £400k, with £100k for the
additional requests made by the client.
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