13/04/2026
The four main station access gates at the Canary Wharf Elisabeth Line station have failed, for the second time. These gates are 3.4m high and 15m wide, and the current gates are just too big and heavy which, together with a bad design of the tracks, has left them susceptible to damage.
Spoortech have won the contract to replace these with a new SR2-rated system manufactured by Trellidor in South Africa. Although it is a long way to get the gates from SA, Trellidor have decades of experience in providing security, especially with collapsible type gates, born from the harsh environment of the South African crime culture, and they now have a world-class product.
However, adapting an existing structure to work with a new product requires some careful alteration to the structural supports, floor and top tracks and the storage units. This is where Spoortech excel and similar to what we did at Paddington station, we have designed new support steel and cladding that integrates seamlessly with the existing station.
The finished product will look like it was part of the original construction, it will be secure, easy to operate and most importantly, it will be robust and reliable.
