L1-SDD-STD-006 v1 - Train Maintenance Buildings Electrical Systems

Engineering Standard- Design
Electrical Networks
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TRAIN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS –
EARTHING AND BONDING
Version: 1
Issued: November 2012
Owner: Standards Development Manager
Approved By: Authorise For Use By:
Ahmed Dwidar Norm Grady
Standards Development Manager Chief Engineer
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ELECTRICAL NETWORKS STANDARD
TRAIN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS – EARTHING AND BONDING
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Approval
Amendment Record
Approval Date Version Description

Initial Issue under MTM. Supersedes PTC Electrified Train
16/11/2012 1 Maintenance Buildings Standard for Bonding, Isolating and
Earthing - 1997
Approving Manager: Standards Development Manager Approval Date: 16/11/2012 Next Review Date: 16/08/2015
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Table of Contents
1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 4
2 Scope............................................................................................................................... 4
3 Abbreviation.................................................................................................................... 4
4 Definitions ....................................................................................................................... 4
5 References & Legislations ............................................................................................. 5
5.1 General ........................................................................................................................5
5.2 MTM Standards and Documents ..................................................................................5
5.3 Rail Industry Standards ................................................................................................5
5.4 Australian Standards ....................................................................................................5
5.5 International Standards ................................................................................................5
6 Related Documents ........................................................................................................ 6
7 Safety and Environmental .............................................................................................. 6
7.1 General ........................................................................................................................6
7.2 The Protection of Personnel .........................................................................................6
7.3 The Protection of the Building.......................................................................................6
8 Functionality ................................................................................................................... 7
9 Building Construction and Bonding.............................................................................. 7
10 Building Foundations ..................................................................................................... 8
10.1 General ........................................................................................................................8
10.2 Pad Footings................................................................................................................8
10.3 Driven Piles..................................................................................................................8
10.4 Bored Piles...................................................................................................................8
10.5 Strip Footings...............................................................................................................8
11 Building Ground Floor Slab (without rail tracks).......................................................... 9
12 Building Ground Floor Slab Incorporating Rail Tracks.............................................. 10
13 Building Main Steel Structure ...................................................................................... 10
14 Building Elevated and Suspended Concrete Floor Slabs .......................................... 11
15 Elevated Maintenance Rail Tracks............................................................................... 11
16 Building Walls ............................................................................................................... 12
17 Building Doors .............................................................................................................. 13
18 Traction Overhead Wiring ............................................................................................ 13
19 Rail to Earth Isolation and Traction Current Return ................................................... 14
20 Building Services.......................................................................................................... 14
21 Lighting and Power Supply.......................................................................................... 15
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22 Signal Power Supply .................................................................................................... 16

23 Communications Power Supply .................................................................................. 16
24 Lightning Protection..................................................................................................... 17
25 Notes.............................................................................................................................. 17
26 Appendices ................................................................................................................... 17
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1 Purpose
1.1 To define the requirements for the design and construction of the electrical systems for train
maintenance buildings of the Melbourne metropolitan railway.
2 Scope
2.1 This Standard applies to the design and construction of all new maintenance and cleaning
buildings, including maintenance depots, wash plants, under floor wheel lathe buildings and
other buildings designed to accommodate electric trains of the metropolitan railway.
2.2 The Standard applies to building works on the Infrastructure Lease and to works
undertaken on other land which are intended to form part of the Infrastructure Lease.
2.3 This Standard specifically addresses the earthing and bonding necessary in a building in
which traction power and lighting and power are provided for the maintenance of trains.
2.4 The provisions of this Standard are mandatory.
3 Abbreviation
EPZ Equi-potential zone
MTM Metro Trains Melbourne Pty. Ltd.
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
4 Definitions
Bonding Bonding is the act of connecting materials in an area or zone to form
an EPZ.
EPZ An EPZ is an area or zone within which all conductive materials are
connected together such that the one electrical potential applies to all
materials. The materials are connected by welding or cables termed
bonds.
Infrastructure Is defined as the meaning in the Franchise Agreement.
Lease
Shall Is used as the descriptive word to express a requirement that is
mandatory to achieve conformance to the standard.
Should Is used as the descriptive word to express a requirement that is
recommended in order to achieve compliance to the standard. Should
can also be used if a requirement is a design goal but not a mandatory
requirement.
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5 References & Legislations
5.1 General
5.1.1 The train maintenance building shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with this Standard, relevant MTM standards and Australian, Rail Industry and
International Standards.
5.1.2 The design and construction of the facility shall comply with all legislative
requirements and codes.
5.1.3 This Standard Supersedes PTC Electrified Train Maintenance Buildings Standard
for Bonding, Isolating and Earthing - 1997
5.2 MTM Standards and Documents
Document Number Title

MEST 000002-01 MTM Standard - Traction Substations and Tie Stations
MEST 000002-02 MTM Standard - Overhead Line Electrification
L1-CHE-STD-002 MTM Requirements - Metropolitan Train Maintenance Depot
L0-SQE-PLA-005 Environmental Management Plan
L1-ASY-PRO-001 Engineering Change Procedure
L1-CHE-PRO-001 Standard Waiver Procedure
L1-CHE-PRO-004 Type Approval Procedure
5.3 Rail Industry Standards

Nil
5.4 Australian Standards

AS 1554 Structural Steel Welding
AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules – 2007 Electrical Installations
5.5 International Standards

BSEN50122- Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electrical safety,
1:2011+A1:2011 earthing and the return circuit. Protective provisions against
electric shock
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BS EN 50122-2:2010 Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electrical safety,

earthing and the return circuit. Provisions against the effects of
stray currents caused by d.c. traction systems
6 Related Documents
MEMF 070000-01 Train Maintenance Building Electrical Systems – Earthing and Bonding
Functional Requirements Template
7 Safety and Environmental
7.1 General
7.1.1 Safety and risk assessments shall be undertaken, addressing all areas of
specification, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the building.
7.1.2 The approach to the design, operation and maintenance of the electrical systems
shall be based on the principle of providing a safe and functional environment in so
far as is reasonably practical.
7.1.3 Where new materials or systems are to be introduced with the design and
construction of the electrical systems, the materials and systems shall be subject to
MTM Type Approval and Engineering Change processes for use on the
metropolitan train network.
7.1.4 The design, construction and operation of the electrical systems shall comply with
the MTM Environmental Management Plan.
7.2 The Protection of Personnel

7.2.1 The building, rail tracks within the building, fixed and portable electrical equipment
shall be designed and constructed to be an EPZ at earth potential.
7.2.2 Personnel shall not be capable of contacting any object at other than EPZ potential
within the building or its surroundings.
7.2.3 Failure of any aspect of the traction supply system shall not present a hazard to
personnel in the building or surrounds.
7.2.4 Failure of any aspect of the lighting and power supply system shall not present a
hazard to personnel in the building or surrounds.
7.3 The Protection of the Building

7.3.1 The building and the rail track within the building shall be isolated from the running
rails of the traction system to prevent the flow of stray current into the structure.
7.3.2 The traction return current of trains within the building shall return to the network
through diodes connected across insulated rail joints.
7.3.3 All metal of the building structure and that associated with fixed equipment shall be
solidly connected together to form the EPZ and prevent electrolytic corrosion
between metallic components.
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7.3.4 All connections between metallic parts shall be through conductors rated for the
fault currents arising on the traction supply system.
7.3.5 Services to the building provided by metallic piping and similar electrically
conductive materials shall be electrically isolated from the building.
8 Functionality
8.1 The electrical systems shall deliver the functionality described following and in accordance
with the details of MEMF 070000-01 Train Maintenance Building Electrical Systems –
Earthing and Bonding Functional Requirements Template.
8.2 The electrical systems shall provide for the protection of personnel under normal and
abnormal situations.
8.3 The electrical systems shall provide power for the trains and all equipment necessary within
the building.
8.4 The electrical systems shall provide for the protection of trains, electrical equipment and the
building under normal and abnormal situations.
8.5 The required functionality for the electrical systems shall be achieved by electrical bonding
creating an EPZ within the building and electrically isolating the building from the general
traction system and lighting and power supply.
9 Building Construction and Bonding

9.1 The requirement is that the building and all metal within the building is an EPZ and near
earth potential. This is achieved through welding, bolting or connecting copper cables
between the metallic sections.
9.2 Reinforcement steel within concrete shall be welded as detailed following such that it is
electrically continuous.
9.3 Reinforcement steel shall not be painted with epoxy paint or protected prior to welding.
Epoxy paint may be used to protect reinforcing rods which are brought out from the
concrete to form the electrical connections.
9.4 Metal components such as columns in contact with hold down bolts shall be electrically
connected to the hold down bolts and the reinforcing. Hold down bolts shall be welded to
the reinforcing and there shall be clean metal to metal contact between the hold down bolts
and the other components.
9.5 Where expansion joints exist or there are other construction discontinuities between
metallic sections, copper connections shall be provided between the sections. M10 studs
shall be welded to the reinforcing or other metal section and a 70 square mm copper
conductor, yellow/green PVC insulated connected between the two.
9.6 A minimum of two connections shall be provided between any metal components and the
reinforcing of the main building. The connections may be through welding, bolting or
connecting cables or a combination of methods.
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10 Building Foundations
10.1 General
10.1.1 The design and construction requirements for the reinforcing bars, mesh and cages
and the structure shall be as specified by the structural engineer. The electrical
bonding shall be as specified in this Standard.
10.2 Pad Footings

10.2.1 All reinforcing bars in the pad footing shall be welded to form one continuous
electrical unit. The vertical bars shall be a single piece and welded to horizontal bars
over the length of the reinforcing. Where reinforcing to the floor or other structures is
required, welded connections shall be provided between the pad footing reinforcing
and the other reinforcing bars.
10.2.2 The holding-down bolts shall be welded into a cage comprising vertical and
horizontal reinforcing bars.
10.2.3 Where a rock anchor is required, the anchor shall be welded to the reinforcing bars.
The welding shall be to the end of the rock anchor and not to that section of the rock
anchor in tension.
10.3 Driven Piles

10.3.1 The reinforcing in the driven pile shall be welded to form one continuous electrical
unit.
10.3.2 With the pile in position, the reinforcing in the pile shall be welded to reinforcing bars
in the pile cap which in turn shall enable welded connections to be made between
reinforcing in the floor slab and the holding-down bolts.
10.3.3 A minimum of two welded connections shall be made between the reinforcing in the
pile, pile cap, slab floor and holding-down bolts.
10.4 Bored Piles

10.4.1 The reinforcing for the bored piles shall be welded to form one continuous electrical
unit. The bars shall be welded to form an electrically continuous unit at a minimum
of two metre intervals.
10.4.2 With the pile in position, the reinforcing in the pile shall be welded to reinforcing bars
in the pile cap which in turn shall enable welded connections to be made between
reinforcing in the floor slab and the holding-down bolts.
10.4.3 A minimum of two welded connections shall be made between the reinforcing in the
pile, pile cap, slab floor and holding-down bolts.
10.5 Strip Footings

10.5.1 The reinforcing in strip footings shall be welded to be electrically continuous with all
bars and mesh connected.
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10.5.2 The bars running the length of the strip footing shall be welded for the length of the
footing. At distances of not greater than two metres, all longitudinal bars shall be
joined with bars welded at right angles.
10.5.3 Where reinforcing mesh is used it shall be welded to the bars at two or more places.
The mesh shall be an additional electrical connection to the reinforcing bars to the
welded right angled connections.
10.5.4 Where there are reinforcing bars arranged vertically in the strip footing forming two
or more layers, the layers shall be connected by welding bars between the layers.
The welded vertical connections shall be at two metre maximum centres.
10.5.5 Where the strip footing is adjacent to a ground slab, connections between the strip
footing reinforcing and the ground slab reinforcing shall be as for the ground slab.
11 Building Ground Floor Slab (without rail tracks)

11.1 The reinforcing in the floor slab shall form an electrical interconnected grid. The reinforcing
bars running the length of the building shall be welded to form a single continuous
conductor. The longitudinal bars shall be crossed at right angles by bars at the ends of the
slab and within the slab area at not more than two metre centres with the bars welded at
the crossing points.
11.2 Where there are reinforcing bars arranged vertically in the floor slab forming two or more
layers, the layers shall be connected by welding bars between the layers. The welded
connections shall be at two metre maximum centres both along and across the floor slab.
11.3 Intermediate bars within the reinforcing may be welded or tied to the longitudinal or lateral
electrically interconnected bars. Intermediate bars must be welded or tied and not placed
on or isolated from the general reinforcing.
11.4 The perimeter reinforcing to the floor slab shall be formed by welded bars. Tied reinforcing
bars are not permitted as the perimeter bars.
11.5 The slab floor reinforcing shall be connected by welding to the reinforcing of all foundations.
11.6 Where the reinforcing design calls for a combination of bars and mesh, the bars shall be
welded as specified above. The mesh shall be welded to the bars at not less than four
points per sheet (standard sheet size 6.0m by 2.4m).
11.7 Where the reinforcing design calls for mesh alone, the sheets shall overlap and be welded
together at not less than four points.
11.8 Where the structural design requires expansion joints or other areas where the slab
reinforcing is not continuous, M10 studs shall be welded to the reinforcing and a 70 square
mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductor connected between the two reinforcing
grids.
11.9 For expansion joints of 2 metres in length or less a minimum of two separate connections
shall be provided across the joints. For expansion joints longer than 2 metres in length,
connections shall be provided at a maximum of 2 metre spacing for the length of the joint.
11.10 The floor design and construction shall provide for the studs and cable connections and the
protection of the cables. Inspection pit lids shall be rated for the loading of vehicles used
within the building and be level with the finished floor level.
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11.11 Holding-down bolts and mounting bolts for all metal items including columns, fixtures and
fittings attached to or mounted on the floor slab shall be connected to the reinforcing.
Holding-down bolts shall provide for clean metal to metal connections between the bolts
and the mounted item. Where hold down bolts are not required, M10 studs shall be welded
to the reinforcing and a 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductor
provided to make the connection.
11.12 Where the building design and construction calls for concrete slab walls or sheet metal
walls, connections between the reinforcing and metal of the walls and the reinforcing of the
floor slab shall be provided.
12 Building Ground Floor Slab Incorporating Rail Tracks

12.1 The design and construction of the reinforcing for the building floor slab incorporating rail
tracks shall conform to the above requirements for the building floor slab with the following
additional requirements.
12.2 The floor slab shall be designed and constructed to incorporate the rails, connection and
inspection pits and conduits for cables. All cables within the floor slab shall be in conduit.
Inspection pit lids shall be rated for the loading of vehicles used within the building and be
level with the finished floor level.
12.3 At 10 metre intervals, each rail shall be connected to the floor slab reinforcing. The
connecting cable shall be a 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductor
bolted to the web of the rail which is cad welded to the longitudinal reinforcement bars.
12.4 The two rails of each track shall be bonded together within five metres of both ends of the
floor slab with insulated copper conductor of 150 square mm.
12.5 From each track, two 150 sq mm cables shall be run in conduit and be connected to the
base of a main steel column supporting the building roof. The two cables for the one track
shall be installed in a single conduit. The cables from all the tracks in the building shall be
connected to the one main steel column. The connections to the column shall be subject to
ready visual examination and be protected from damage.
12.6 Two 150 sq mm cables shall be attached to the main steel column adjacent to the cable
connections from the tracks and run in conduit as parallel conductors to a cabinet installed
against the internal wall of the building which houses the blocking diode unit. The cables
shall be connected to the anode of the blocking diodes.
12.7 A conduit shall be provided from the cabinet housing the blocking diode unit to the front of
the building and through the independent concrete slab to carry four 150 sq mm cables.
13 Building Main Steel Structure

13.1 The main steel structure shall be electrically continuous with the reinforcing in the floor slab
connected through the holding-down bolts and 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated
copper conductor. Every column base shall have a clean metal to metal connection to the
holding-down bolts. Secondary steel structural components and sheet metal wall cladding
shall be electrically continuous with the main steel structure.
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13.2 The secondary steel structural members shall be bolted clean metal to metal with the
matching surfaces free from paint and other materials. Sheet metal cladding shall be fixed
to the structural members by bolts or rivets. Clean metal to metal connection is not required
between the sheet metal cladding and the supporting structural steel.
13.3 Steel members supporting the overhead traction wiring fittings, including overhead
switches, shall be directly connected to the main columns and roof beams of the building.
Special attention shall be given to the design and construction to ensure that there are
clean metal to metal connections between all steel work between the overhead wiring
supports and the columns connected to the cables from the rail tracks.
14 Building Elevated and Suspended Concrete Floor Slabs

14.1 The design and construction of the reinforcing for the building elevated and suspended floor
slabs shall conform to the above requirements for ground floor slabs without rail tracks with
the following additional requirements.
14.2 The reinforcing in elevated and suspended concrete floor slabs shall be electrically
connected to the reinforcing in the ground floor slab.
14.3 Where the elevated or suspended concrete floor slab is supported on steel structure, joins
in the supporting steel work shall be clean metal to metal to ensure the electrical
connectivity of the steel.
14.4 The reinforcing of the elevated or suspended concrete floor slab shall be welded as
described for ground floor slabs. Additionally, certain reinforcing bars shall be welded to the
horizontal supporting steel members where the bars cross the steel supports. The bars at
the perimeter of the elevated or suspended floor slab shall be welded to the steel
supporting members with intermediate bars welded at two metre centres.
14.5 Where the elevated or suspended concrete floor slab is formed on steel decking which is
integral to the final structure, the steel decking shall be welded to each supporting steel
member. Reinforcing bars within the elevated or suspended concrete floor slab shall be
welded to the steel supports as described above.
14.6 Where the elevated or suspended concrete floor slab is supported on concrete walls such
as prefabricated or tilt-up slabs, the reinforcing bars within the elevated or suspended
concrete floor slab shall be connected to the reinforcing bars within the walls by welding,
purpose built bolted connections or M10 studs welded to the reinforcing with a 70 square
mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper cable.
14.7 Prefabricated elevated or suspended concrete floor slabs shall be constructed with the
reinforcing in accordance with this Standard.
15 Elevated Maintenance Rail Tracks

15.1 The reinforcing to the floor of the building below the elevated maintenance rail tracks shall
conform to the building ground floor slab requirements above.
15.2 The rails of the elevated maintenance rail tracks shall be electrically connected to the
reinforcing in the ground floor slab.
15.3 Where the support for the elevated rail track is on metal columns, the columns shall be
mounted on holding-down bolts which are welded to the reinforcing. The metal columns
shall have a clean metal to metal connection to the steel supporting the rail.
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15.4 The rail shall be connected to the supporting steel at 10 metre centres by welding the rail
flange to the steel. Alternatively, a 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper
conductor may be provided to make the connection.
15.5 The two rails of each track shall be bonded together within five metres of both ends of the
floor slab (or the end of the rails) with insulated copper conductor of 150 square mm.
15.6 Where the support for the elevated rail track is on concrete columns, the reinforcing in the
columns shall be fully welded and also welded to the longitudinal bars within the ground
slab. At not more than 10 metre intervals, a 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated
copper cable shall be cad welded to the reinforcing in the column and connected to both
the supporting steel and the rail.
16 Building Walls
16.1 Building walls are variously concrete slab, concrete block, brick work or sheet metal.
16.2 The reinforcing of concrete slab walls shall be welded to form an interconnected electrical
grid within each unit. The vertical and horizontal bars within the unit shall be welded such
that each bar is electrically continuous for its length. At the perimeter of the unit, the vertical
and horizontal bars shall be welded together. Within the area of the slab, the vertical and
horizontal bars shall be welded where they cross in a grid at two metre centres.
16.3 Where the design of the reinforcing for the slab wall requires mesh, the mesh shall be
welded to the reinforcing bars at not less than four points per sheet.
16.4 The reinforcing within the slab walls shall be connected to the reinforcing of the floor slab.
Permitted connections are by welding together reinforcing bars between the walls and floor
reinforcement and using 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductor
attached to M10 studs welded to the reinforcing.
16.5 For welding of the reinforcing between the wall slab and the floor slab, N20 bars shall be
projected from the wall slab reinforcing, floor slab reinforcing or both and welded in position.
The copper conductor connection requires the M10 studs to be welded to the reinforcing
and the cable put in place. The design and construction shall ensure that the welded or
cable connections are secure and protected from damage.
16.6 Connections between the wall slab reinforcing and the floor slab reinforcing shall be a
minimum of two connections per wall slab unit or a connection every two metres of wall
slab length, which ever is the greater.
16.7 Concrete block or brick work walls require no electrical connections.
16.8 Sheet metal walls shall be electrically continuous and connected to the reinforcing of the
floor slab. The usual means of connection is through the wall studs and horizontal beams
attached to the steel building columns which in turn are attached to the reinforcing through
the holding-down bolts.
16.9 Where the design of the building provides for a sheet metal wall not to be connected to the
floor slab reinforcing through the metal structure as above, the sheeting shall be connected
together through a metal section and then using 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated
copper conductor, suitably located and protected against damage, connected to the floor
slab reinforcing.
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17 Building Doors
17.1 The doors providing for train entry to the building are generally of steel structure. Where the
doors are steel or of electrical conductive material, each door shall be connected to the
building structure by a flexible copper conductor of 70 square mm in cross section.
17.2 Access doors for personnel may be metal or timber. Bonding of the doors to the building
structure is not required.
17.3 Fixings and Equipment
17.4 Fixed railings and platforms constructed of metal within the building shall be connected to
the reinforcing of the ground slab directly or through reinforcing, steel structure or cable. At
least two connections shall be made between each fixed railing and platform and the
reinforcing. For platforms and railings over 10 metres in length, a connection shall be made
every 10 metres.
17.5 Overhead cranes shall have the supporting steel connected to the reinforcing of the ground
slab directly or through steel structure or cable. At least two connections shall be made
between the crane supporting beam and the reinforcing. For crane supporting beams over
10 metres in length, a connection shall be made every 10 metres.
17.6 In floor train hoists shall be connected to the reinforcing of the ground floor slab
incorporating rail tracks using 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductor.
At least two independent connections shall be made to each separate component of the
bogie hoists.
17.7 Where the form of train hoist is a bogie hoist that raises or lowers a section of rail, two
copper cables each of 150 square mm in cross section shall be connected around the
break in each rail to provide continuity for the traction current.
18 Traction Overhead Wiring

18.1 The traction overhead wiring shall be arranged to provide for traction power to each track
such that the power to each track may be isolated and connected to rail independently.
18.2 The overhead switches for each track shall be inside the building, placed adjacent to the
track and labelled such that it is clear and unambiguous which overhead switch controls the
traction supply to which track.
18.3 The overhead switch shall have a “live” position connecting the overhead wiring within the
building to the 1500V traction supply system. It shall also have an “earthed” position,
connecting the overhead wiring to rail and the steel structure of the building.
18.4 The rail or earthed position of the switch shall be connected to two paralleled 70 square
mm blue PVC insulated copper cables which shall be connected to the steel column of the
main building structure to which the 150 square mm cables from the tracks are connected.
The cables from the overhead switches shall be attached to the steel column adjacent to
the cables from the tracks.
18.5 The cables shall be labelled at the connection points to the steel column as “Overhead
Switch to Rail Conductors – Do not Remove”. The connections to the column shall be
subject to ready visual examination and be protected from damage.
18.6 The two 70 square mm blue PVC insulated copper cables may be used as a common
conductor for the rail or earth position connections for all the overhead switches in the
building.
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19 Rail to Earth Isolation and Traction Current Return

19.1 The foundations, floor slab and all of the building structure shall be independent of all other
structures. In particular, there shall be no metal connections between the building and any
external structure, piping or incoming building services.
19.2 At the train entrance doors of the building, an independent concrete slab shall be formed to
carry the rail tracks and permit road vehicle access to the building for maintenance
purposes. Ideally the slab shall be formed without steel reinforcing or with non metallic
reinforcing. If the ground conditions and slab loading require steel reinforcing, the
reinforcing is not to be in contact with any part of the building or the rails. A minimum
distance of 75 mm shall be maintained between steel reinforcing and the rails within the
formed concrete.
19.3 The rails in the independent concrete slab shall be insulated from the concrete with the rail
surfaces in the concrete painted with long life two-part epoxy paint. The entire surface of
the embedded rail shall be coated without any breaks in the paint coating. Any surface
areas damaged during placement of the rails shall be made good prior to placing of the
concrete.
19.4 At a distance between 3 metres to 5 metres from the front of the building floor slab,
insulated rail joints shall be installed in each rail within the independent concrete slab. The
insulated rail joints prevent rail to earth potentials associated with the operation of trains on
the network being applied to the building. The epoxy paint shall be applied over the
insulated rail joints.
19.5 A blocking diode unit shall be installed in the building which permits traction return current
to flow from the building to the rail network but which protects the building structure from
stray current damage. The diode(s) shall be full time rated at 3,500 amps with a short circuit
current rating of 25kA for 10 mSec.
19.6 The traction return current from the building is provided for by four 150 sq mm cables
connected in parallel from the cathode of the blocking diode unit to power rails on the
network side of the insulated rail joints. The cables shall be connected to two power rails of
the network, two to each power rail. The cables shall be run in conduit and terminated at
the rails from cable pits. The cables and the cable pit covers shall be labelled “Building
Traction Return Cables”.
19.7 To guard against an open circuit failure of the blocking diode unit, an over voltage detection
relay shall be fitted in parallel with the diodes to detect an open circuit and short circuit the
diodes.
19.8 On the detection of a voltage across the diodes in excess of 60 volts the over voltage
detection relay shall operate and simultaneously trip the direct current circuit breaker
supplying the traction power to the building.
19.9 The over voltage detection relay shall be full time rated at 750 amps. Operation of the relay
shall be monitored continuously and indicated in the Electrol system.
20 Building Services
20.1 Services provided in metallic piping and similar conducting materials entering the building
shall be above ground and protected from interference and damage. The protection shall
ensure that persons do not come into simultaneous contact with the in ground services
piping and the building or the services entries into the building.
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20.2 For the protection of persons and the building structure, services in metallic pipes within the
building shall be connected to the structure forming the EPZ.
20.3 To protect the service assets from stray current corrosion, services provided in metallic
pipes shall have an insulating section comprising an insulating flange or a section of
minimum length of 150 mm inserted in the pipe. The insulating section shall be above
ground level and external to the building.
20.4 At the point of entry inside the building, the metal pipes shall be connected to the building
structure with a green/yellow cable of a minimum of 16 sq mm in cross section.
20.5 Only the electric supply from the building specific lighting and power supply shall be
provided to the building.
20.6 Water mains, including general use and fire services shall be fitted with insulating sections.
20.7 Sewerage services shall be constructed in plastic piping.
20.8 Gas supplies shall be provided in plastic piping.
20.9 Pneumatic air supply shall be provided by a compressor installed within the building and
powered by the lighting and power supply for the building.
20.10 Metallic service pipes shall not be installed in concrete floor slabs or walls. This restriction
applies to both bare and insulated service piping.
21 Lighting and Power Supply

21.1 An independent lighting and power supply shall be provided for the building. The design
and construction of the supply shall ensure that the system is safe for users and is not
affected by stray or fault currents arising from the traction supply system.
21.2 The maintenance building shall be supplied from a transformer (or transformers) which are
physically and electrically remote from the building. The transformer(s) shall be a minimum
of 10 metres from the building.
21.3 If the transformers are fenced, the fence enclosing the transformer(s) shall be a minimum of
10 metres from the building.
21.4 The transformer cases and the fence if it is constructed of metal shall be earthed to a local
earth grid adjacent to the transformers. The earth grid shall not be within 10 metres of the
building or the building foundations.
21.5 The incoming supply to the transformer(s) shall not be earthed to the adjacent earth grid
but to a remote earth grid at the source of the supply.
21.6 The secondary output of the transformer(s) supplying the building shall be cabled into the
building as a four wire supply to the main switchboard. The neutral connection(s) shall be
isolated from the transformer case(s) and adjacent earth grid. The neutral cables shall be
terminated on to a neutral conductor within the main switch board.
21.7 The neutral conductor shall be connected to an earth bar within the main switch board. The
connection between the conductor and bar shall be by two independent links or cables
each of which has the same current carrying capacity as the neutral conductor.
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21.8 To bring the neutral of the lighting and power supply to the potential of the EPZ, the earth
bar shall be connected to the building steel structure at the column to which the 150 square
mm cables from the tracks and the two 70 square mm blue PVC insulated copper cables
from the overhead switches are connected. The connecting cables shall be four 70 square
mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper conductors. Four cables shall be run in parallel
from the earth bar to the column. The connections to the column shall be subject to ready
visual examination and be protected from damage.
21.9 The cables at the column shall be labelled “Lighting and Power Earth – Do not remove”.
21.10 The earthing of the neutral conductor at the main switch board through its connections to
the earth bar and the building structure and reinforcement forms the main earth for the
building. Insulated earthing conductors shall be run with the sub-mains cables from the
main switch board to each distribution board and with the final sub-circuit cables from each
distribution board.
21.11 The lighting and power supply shall only be earthed at the main switch board. In the event
of a traction power supply fault, fault currents may flow in a secondary earth in excess of its
rating causing failure and leaving the circuit not protected by an earth.
21.12 The electrical installation for the building shall be in conformance with Section 7 of AS 3000
as required for the Isolated Supply.
21.13 Where cables are required to be installed in conduits, the cables shall be double insulated.
21.14 The lighting and power supply for the building shall supply the building only and no other
electrical installation. The supply may be used for external lighting of the building surrounds
but only for light fittings mounted on the building. External power points are not permitted.
22 Signal Power Supply

22.1 Where a signal box, signal relay room or computer room is required in the maintenance
building, the following shall apply for the signalling electrical systems.
22.2 50V DC and 110V AC circuits shall be isolated from the building. Cables through the floor
and wall structures shall be in PVC conduit and rated 0.6/1kV. Conduits shall be continuous
and sealed against moisture.
23 Communications Power Supply

23.1 Power supply to the communications equipment shall be an essential supply. Where the
reliability of the lighting and power supply to the building is considered appropriate, the
communications equipment may be supplied from that source.
23.2 The communications equipment supplied from the building lighting and power supply shall
not power equipment remote to the building at 230 volts or above. Remote communications
equipment may be supplied from the building lighting and power supply if it is a low or extra
low voltage supply fully isolated from the building.
23.3 Should it be determined that a different power source is required for the communications or
other essential equipment, the principles applicable to the lighting and power supply for the
building shall apply. The supply shall be through an isolating transformer, the neutral
conductor and earth bar connected and the earth bar bonded to the structure (and
reinforcing) of the building being the EPZ.
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23.4 The earthing cables shall be two 70 square mm yellow/green PVC insulated copper
conductors connected between the earth bar and the column to which the other rail
connections and lighting and power earths are connected.
23.5 The cables at the column shall be labelled “Lighting and Power Secondary Supply Earth –
Do not remove”.
24 Lightning Protection
24.1 The building shall be provided with lightning protection. The lightning conductors shall be
supported by but insulated from the building. The insulators shall be designed for external
use and rated at 3kV.
24.2 The lightning system earth electrodes shall be installed one metre from the building
foundation. The lower section of the lightning conductor shall be in conduit and protected
against inadvertent contact with the building and its foundations.
25 Notes
Nil
26 Appendices
Appendix 1 – Responsibilities
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Appendix 1 - Responsibilities
The persons nominated in the following table shall be responsible for the specification, design and
construction of the Metropolitan Train Maintenance building.
Responsible Person Functional Responsibilities Comments

Area/Activity
Network Asset Overall approval of Approval of assets Input to the design
Manager the Train Maintenance process
Building
Design Approval Approval of assets
Project Manager Design and Delivery of the train
Construction Works maintenance building
to scope, schedule,
quality and cost
Manager Network Overall Approval Approval of the train To sign the project
Planning and maintenance building scope prior to
Development project as a whole commitment to
through development construction
to operation
Manager Acceptance of project Acceptance of the
Infrastructure Delivery assets for operation

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Engineering Standard- Design

TRAIN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS

Issued: November 2012

Owner: Standards Development Manager

Approved By: Authorise For Use By:

Ahmed Dwidar Norm Grady

Standards Development Manager Chief Engineer

Approval Date Version Description

22 Signal Power Supply .................................................................................................... 16

5 References & Legislations

5.2 MTM Standards and Documents

Document Number Title

5.3 Rail Industry Standards

5.4 Australian Standards

Document Number Title

5.5 International Standards

Document Number Title

BS EN 50122-2:2010 Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electrical safety,

7 Safety and Environmental

7.2 The Protection of Personnel

7.3 The Protection of the Building

9 Building Construction and Bonding

10.2 Pad Footings

10.3 Driven Piles

10.4 Bored Piles

10.5 Strip Footings

11 Building Ground Floor Slab (without rail tracks)

12 Building Ground Floor Slab Incorporating Rail Tracks

13 Building Main Steel Structure

14 Building Elevated and Suspended Concrete Floor Slabs

15 Elevated Maintenance Rail Tracks

18 Traction Overhead Wiring

19 Rail to Earth Isolation and Traction Current Return

21 Lighting and Power Supply

22 Signal Power Supply

23 Communications Power Supply

Responsible Person Functional Responsibilities Comments

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