Show FullscreenUK: Spencer Group has completed a three-year project forWest Midlands Trainsto extend and improve facilities at Tyseley depot in Birmingham to accommodate longer trains.The work was undertaken in three phases, which the contractor said were completed ahead of time and under budget.Show FullscreenThe final and most extensive package included a 100 m extension to the depot building to providing stabling for six-car trains on two roads, as well as provision of maintenance pits and the installation of jacks, an overhead gantry crane and two mobile gantries.Shore power supplies mean diesel trains critical systems can be powered for testing and commissioning without the need to leave their engines running. A solar photovoltaic panel array is capable of generating 124 000 kWh per year.Show FullscreenFrom the beginning of the project we set out to create an environment of collaborative working between all the stakeholders, and the partnership working with the depot interface manager allowed our site team to carry out the works while maintaining normal depot operations, said Project Director Ryan Jones on July 10.A key contributor to the success of the project was the period of Early Contractor Involvement at the start of the project, which enabled our team to develop a detailed understanding of the project and the depot, and ensure the project was fully developed and costed.TopicsInfrastructureUKWest Midlands Trains