Rail Case Studies
Please find following a selection of completed rail projects
Lok Ma Chau Terminus Features Fullflow Syphonic Drainage
Syphonic drainage specialists Fullflow designed, manufactured and supplied a syphonic drainage system for GELEC (HK) Limited who undertook the installation, for the new Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint and public transport interchange in Hong Kong. The new terminal lies on the Hong Kong side of the border crossing over the Shenzhen River which separates Hong Kong from China.
Fullflow designed the syphonic drainage system for the main terminal building which has a roof area of approxim... more
Refurbished St Pancras Station Features Fullflow Syphonic & Gravity Systems
Fullflow has recently completed the design and installation of a combined syphonic and gravity rainwater system as part of the £600m refurbishment of the Grade 1 listed St Pancras Railway Station in central London. The contract was won by a consortium of four contractors; CORBER (Costain O’Rourke, Bachy & Emcor Rail) and was overseen by English Heritage. The Grade 1 listed building required meticulously accurate restoration making the project one of Fullflow’s most chall... more
Liverpool South Parkway Interchange
Architect: Jefferson Sheard Architects
Contractor: Edmund Nuttall & HBG Construction
Syphonic Drainage: Fullflow
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow has designed manufactured and installed a syphonic drainage system for the award winning Liverpool South Parkway Interchange. The new interchange is designed to be eco-friendly with a sloping roof that collects and recycles rainwater. Liverpool South... more
Manchester Piccadilly Station
Location: Manchester
Architect: Jefferson Sheard Architects (formerly EGS Design)
Main Contractor: Laing Limited
The flexibility and efficiency of the Fullflow syphonic roof drainage system was fully demonstrated at Manchester Piccadilly Station in 1999 following its first major overhaul since 1959. Manchester Piccadilly Station was opened in 1867 and over the years general pollution and inclement weath... more
Leeds Station
Project: Leeds Train Station Redevelopment
Location: Leeds
Architect: Jefferson Sheard Architects (formerly EGS Design)
Contractor: Wates Construction
Syphonic Drainage: Fullflow
Between 1999 and 2002, Leeds station underwent a £245m modernisation to allow more trains to travel through and caters for faster trains. The station was expanded from 12 to 17 platforms, with th... more
Northfield Depot
Location: London
Architect: YJL
Consultant: Roughton London Limited
Working closely with contractors YJL Construction Limited and Roughton London Limited, Fullflow designed a system to remove water from a roof area of 13, 650 square metres into three downpipes, via 64 outlets and 1,300 metres of polyethylene pipe work.
At a specified rainfall inten... more
Stratford Market Depot: Jubilee Line Extension
Location: Stratford
Main Contractor: John Laing London Ltd
Architect: Chris Wilkinson Architects
Consulting Engineers: John F Hurley
Fullflow has worked on four buildings on the Jubilee Line Extension project. Installing syphonic drainage systems on the office and amenities building, workshop and stores, the tractio... more
St Pancras Station (Refurbishment)
Location: London
Consortia: (Costain O’Rourke, Bachy & Emcor Rail)
Fullflow has recently completed the design, manufacture and installation of a combined syphonic and gravity rainwater system as part of the £600m refurbishment of the Grade 1 listed St Pancras Railway Station in central London.
The contract was won by a consortium of four contractors; CORBER (Costain O&rs... more