Salamander Issue 4

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A small group of Firefighters
had a unique tour behind the
scenes of the Waterloo Station
upgrade recently. Our visit
started with a short overview
of the project by the Project
Manager for Network Rail,
Alison Farwell.
Alison noted the work to extend
some of the platforms in the
main station, which had been
completed last year, and went
on to describe the rebuilding of
the old Waterloo International
Terminal, which was to be the
subject of our visit.
Then, courtesy of Liveryman
Nicole Hoffmann, who is the
Principal Fire Engineer for the
project, we were able to tour the
former Waterloo International site,
where the old platforms 20-24
will be brought back into use for
suburban services by December
2018.
Nicole was able to show us many
of the fire safety and passenger
evacuation features being
incorporated into the project
design. Our walk around the site
included all three levels of the
terminal; the platform level, the
Orchestra Pit level and London
Underground level.
For those of us who had used the
old Eurostar lines it was a real
treat to see some familiar features
of the old terminal. This was very
much a tour around an active and
busy building site so, as the photo
shows, we were all provided with
full PPE.
After the visit we adjourned for a
light lunch, appropriately in the old
1910 Waterloo Road Fire Station,
now a restaurant.
Further information on the project
can be found on the
Waterloo Station Visit
David Holt, PRM Committee
and Events Committee
Figure: L:R, John Norris, Nicole Hoffman, Tony Drewitt, David Holt, Michael Rollings, Frances Blois
Behind the scenes unique visit to Waterloo Station
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