South-East Railway Electrification: Working Drawings and Detailed Design of 3 kV D.C. electric traction systems

Railway line

Type of work

Working drawings and detailed design of 3 kV D.C. electric traction systems

Country/Location

Lecce - Maglie
Maglie - Otranto
Maglie - Gagliano del Capo

Year

February 2018 - October 2020

Project technical details

Project description

Working drawings, detailed design and providing tables of use for foundation blocks on the surface and with micropiles. Laser scanner survey of the stations and various interferences.

Technical information

Work start date

February 2018

Work end date

October 2020

Location/Country

Apulia - Italy

Client

Sirti S.p.A.

Type of Project

3 kV D.C. electric traction systems

Brief description

New electrification featuring a catenary system with 440 mm² CSA adjustable messenger cable 3 kV D.C. for the following sections:
Section 2 Lecce - Zollino
Section 3 Zollino - Gagliano del Capo
Section 4 Maglie - Otranto

km/catenary mm²

83.700 km of single running plain track
13.100 km of single station plain track

Project technical details

1,800 LSU-type ET masts required by the project
16,500 m³ of concrete for the ET foundations
195 km of 100 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire
210 km of 125 mm² CSA copper messenger cable

Critical issues

High trenches made from rock and high embankments

Final cost

-

83,700km

km of single running plain track

The total distance in kilometres of the ‘running’ and ‘station’ plain track undergoing new electrification.

16,500m³

Concrete for ET foundations

m³ in total of concrete used for the new surface and deep foundations of the ET masts.

195km

100 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire

In total of contact wire installed for the new electrification.

Client
Sirti S.p.A.

Sirti S.p.A.

Country
Italy

Italy

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