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Rail Maintenance

Our Rail Maintenance services ensure organisations can partner with a trusted and experienced supplier.

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Tailor-made programmes to meet your needs

We work with organisations across the rail industry to support them with a range of maintenance services to the highest of standards.

Our approach is to undertake a thorough initial inspection to assess the current state of assets, before compiling a report to highlight any safety concerns together with suggestions for immediate actions.

Drawing on the experience of our operators and management team, we’ll then be able to schedule works and ensure all infrastructure is returned to safe working order.

Our Rail Maintenance services provide a regular inspection and reporting process, to proactively manage rail asset. Whilst allowing the flexibility to quickly mobilise a team of highly trained operators if needed, to undertake emergency repair works.

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Safely maintaining private tracks

We understand that Facilities Managers at logistics parks and manufacturing sites may not have the specialised rail expertise needed to identify the maintenance needs of private tracks which operate within their sites. That’s why we offer a comprehensive rail maintenance service, to ensure private tracks remain safe and operational.

As a Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) accredited supplier, we are committed to upholding the highest safety standards, providing you with peace of mind that your rail assets are in expert hands.

Other services we provide

 

 

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Grinding

Our experts have delivered Grinding services to support maintenance projects to optimise track performance.

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Private Track

Private Track operators look to us to share the decades of expertise we’ve established whilst operating up and down the UK. Working with them to inspect and maintain their independent infrastructure. 

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Ultrasonic Testing

We’ve provided our Ultrasonic Testing expertise to the rail industry for a number of years, to examine and inspect track assets.

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Asset Inspection

Our asset inspection services provide an external audit to help our clients proactively manage their infrastructure maintenance requirements. 

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Delivering work safely

We’re proud to be RISQS accredited, and safety is always our first priority. We work with our clients to ensure all necessary site inductions are undertaken before any work starts on site, and they’ll receive detailed plans and work programmes from us in advance of any activity.

Whilst working on the tracks our experienced operators use a range of safety processes and technology to ensure works can be completed as safely as possible.

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Meet our experienced team

Our Rail Maintenance programmes are delivered by a member of our management team, who’ll work with your business throughout the contract – keeping you up-to-date with regular reviews and meetings. 

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Maintaining sidings at Wigan Springs

When our team inspected the Wigan Springs depot we identified a number of RCF sites to the client, result in a full S&C and plain line maintenance programme being undertaken to reduce the risk of a derailment and bring the sidings back into commission.

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