Wayne Brigden’s Post

Thank you Karl Gilmore DL and The Craidd alliance for presenting me with this #CraiddAlliance challenge coin. Being able to lead the Engineering assurance and contribute to the Entry into Service of the Treherbert line is one of the highlights of my career. What we collectively achieved as a team under huge pressure and ambitious commitment was very fulfilling and I’m very grateful for the opportunity and honoured by the recognition Wayne Brigden Neil Evans Javier Sánchez Laguna #CoreValleyLines #Amey Big shout out to the stations EiS team Divya B Arron Silva Michael Scott Evans-Prado Leighton Rogers Ben Buchanan Craig Govan the construction team under the leadership of Sarah Lloyd-Murray Seth Messenger and the Design team under Sarah Noble for the brilliant work in getting this over the line!

A great day yesterday with the Ops readiness team operating the first C756 unit under OLE on the CVL network during the daytime. These runs will provide valuable information so we can create the train crew training courses. Other stakeholders will also be attending these runs to learn about the beacon system and how the train switches between OLE/battery mode and navigates through PES and neutral sections.

Had a great morning in Cardiff today at the fourth Safety Step Up Event for the Craidd Alliance (Amey Balfour Beatty plc Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd Siemens). I joined over 800 of the fantastic team who through their outstanding efforts are delivering the Core Valley Lines Transformation programme for Transport for Wales. The day kicked off recognising the key milestones the teams have achieved so far and sharing details of the future work still to be done. It was great to see and hear the pride of many in the room who are local to the Valley's seeing first hand the real difference they are making for their communities. The morning comprised of some great sessions updating everyone on the work being done to continuously improve health, safety and wellbeing and the personal commitment we must all make to ensure everyone goes home safe and well always. A key takeaway for the day was reminding everyone of the hazards associated with the electrification of the lines as more and more sections are being energised and the potentially devastating consequences of not working safely around Overhead Line Equipment (OLE). The day was closed out by the truly inspirational Simon Weston CBE.

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