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Title: "Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line" - Nature 25/02/2015 Post by: Brucey on March 04, 2015, 20:45:55 Quote Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line http://www.nature.com/news/francis-crick-institute-raises-alarm-about-train-line-1.16978London biomedical powerhouse fears that proposed route will disrupt delicate science experiments. A landmark addition to London^s science scene is on a collision course with the expansion of the city^s transport system. The Francis Crick Institute warns that vibrations and electromagnetic fields generated by Crossrail 2, a proposed railway line that would skirt the institute, could interfere with scientific work there. The teams behind both efforts are now seeking a solution. continues An interesting situation. I have long wondered why this location was chosen for the facility. There are plenty of science research institutes located outside major cities which do some excellent research, without being constrained by nearby construction and the limited space available to build. Title: Re: "Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line" - Nature 25/02/2015 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 05, 2015, 00:16:28 Hmm.
The Long Ashton Research Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Ashton_Research_Station) was a sizeable site, alongside the main line between Bristol and ... well, Nailsea ::) until it was closed down and the land sold off for no doubt very lucrative residential developments. I'm not sure that 'vibrations and electromagnetic fields' were considerations foremost in the minds of the powers that be at the time. ::) Title: Re: "Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line" - Nature 25/02/2015 Post by: Tim on March 05, 2015, 16:53:27 An interesting situation. I have long wondered why this location was chosen for the facility. There are plenty of science research institutes located outside major cities which do some excellent research, without being constrained by nearby construction and the limited space available to build. Because London wants a bit of the action when it comes to biomedical research. It is being heavily pushed by Boris and the London Development Agency or whatever it is called. Not that that is a bad thing. London is a good place for biomed research (I declare an interest here in that I work in the biotech patent industry for a firm with a London Office) Title: Re: "Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line" - Nature 25/02/2015 Post by: 4064ReadingAbbey on March 05, 2015, 19:21:04 What a curious concern. The Institute is already only metres away from St. Pancras with all its 25kV wiring and the Thameslink tunnel is almost underneath. The sub-surface lines are only the other side of the British Library. What difference will Crossrail 2 make?
Title: Re: "Francis Crick Institute raises alarm about train line" - Nature 25/02/2015 Post by: stuving on March 05, 2015, 20:14:38 What a curious concern. The Institute is already only metres away from St. Pancras with all its 25kV wiring and the Thameslink tunnel is almost underneath. The sub-surface lines are only the other side of the British Library. What difference will Crossrail 2 make? That's exactly what struck me. A twin-track railway deep underground, using 25 kV AC, can't be hugely worse than a big station next door or a sub-surface line using 750 V (bigger currents) and DC (harder to screen). Worth doing the sums, but if it does threaten to upset the machines then shoot the Crick's designers, not Crossrail's planners (who say they can build in a bit more screening just to be helpful anyway). This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |