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DESIGN OF TRACTION EARTHING BONDING IN THE St PANCRAS AREA D Kelsey R Kadhim J Greatbanks Rail Link Engineering AEA Technology Rail CTRL House Central House 2 Ossulston Street Upper Woburn Place London NW1 IHT, UK London WC1H 0JN dxkelsey@ctrl.co.uk rafat.kadim@aeat.co.uk, james.greatbanks@aeat.co.uk KEYWORDS: CTRL, traction, DC, earthing, bonding ABSTRACT The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is being built by Rail Link Engineering for Client Union Railways. It will be Britains first major new railway for over a century - a high-speed line running for 109km (68 miles) between St Pancras station in London and the Channel Tunnel. A key issue is the design of traction earthing and bonding in the St Pancras area. This paper examines the complex issues related to stray DC and touch and accessible voltages and the processes required to achieve an acceptable design solution to compliance with the relevant national, international and corporate standards. INTRODUCTION The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is being built by Rail Link Engineering for Client Union Railways. It will be Britains first major new railway for over a century - a high-speed line running for 109km (68 miles) between St Pancras station in London and the Channel Tunnel. The project was authorised by Parliament with the passage of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act in 1996. Rail Link Engineering (RLE) are a consortium of Arup, Bechtel, Halcrow and Systra, RLE are responsible for the delivery of the CTRL. The new high speed line is being built in 2 Sections. Construction of Section 1 began in 1998 and was completed in 2003, it runs between the Channel Tunnel and Fawkham Junction in north Kent