Clermont-Ferrand, 56 hours to replace eight sets of track equipment
Our teams from La Champenoise de Travaux Publics et Voies Ferrées worked for three months at Clermont-Ferrand station for their client SNCF Réseau TPSE – Infrapôle Auvergne. This renewal work was carried out as part of the modernisation of the Paris-Clermont-Ferrand line.
A BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST THE CLOCK
This project, which began at the end of March 2023, was marked by a 56-hour blitz operation during the Ascension weekend, from 18 to 21 May 2023. During this operation, our teams successfully replaced eight sets of points.
In addition to this operation, the teams carried out night-time cutting work, which enabled them to replace 461 linear metres of track and ballast, 133 linear metres of rail and the sleepers of a nearby engineering structure.
SITE PREPARATION & SYNERGY FOR PERFORMANCE
This project was declared a ‘Restitime’ by SNCF Réseau, which was particularly attentive to meeting the deadlines for restoration. To meet this need, our teams carried out extensive preparatory work to anticipate different scenarios and work with the client to develop appropriate solutions. Our teams paid particular attention to ensuring the reliability of human and material resources. They set up on-call rosters and planned for backup equipment in case of potential breakdowns.
To carry out this large-scale operation, the La Champenoise teams were able to count on the support and expertise of their colleagues at ETF, with the involvement of the catenary agency, Feroway, the Atlantic agency, the South-East agency and the Mechanised Works agency. In total, nearly 60 operational staff were mobilised on the site.
This project was a real technical challenge, which was successfully met by our operational staff, who fulfilled their commitments in terms of safety, deadlines and quality.