Depot

Mitie has been awarded a new three-year contract with South Western Railway (SWR), with the option to extend for two additional years. The contract covers a range of maintenance services including preventative maintenance, reactive and emergency repairs and project...

Mobilisation work is in full swing at Toton traction maintenance depot in Nottinghamshire as DB Cargo UK prepares to start installing the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the first of the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Construction has...

Greater Anglia has improved reliability at one of its depots by increasing operational flexibility and options during essential maintenance works. Ilford depot is located in east London and is a critical facility for train maintenance and cleaning, which is carried...

Technology developed by Sheffield-based Zonegreen has been chosen from a worldwide field of suppliers to protect workers at Australia’s newest rail depot. The safety specialists have joined forces with antipodean partner, Andrew Engineering, to install protective equipment at the new...

West Midlands Railway (WMR) is celebrating the completion of a major £5million upgrade at a key depot in Coventry where the region’s newest fleet is maintained. The works at Coventry North Yard, near the city’s railway station, mean WMR’s Class...

UK Rail Depot safety control specialist FirstClass Safety & Control Ltd (FCSC) have recently completed two projects for KiwiRail in New Zealand, in collaboration with our rail partner Freightquip Pty. The UK-based rail safety specialist was commissioned to design, manufacture...

Staff at Network Rail’s Bletchley depot have embraced the festive spirit to raise vital funds for a local hospice this Christmas. Railway staff teamed up with Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes this month to raise an impressive £630 through a...

A brand-new wheel lathe, carriage wash and extended overhead gantry are among the highlights of a multi-million pound investment at the Slade Green train maintenance depot to assist Southeastern with maintaining its current train fleet as well as supporting...

Rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Group has completed the latest project in a long-standing partnership with East Midlands Railway (EMR). After constructing EMR’s original Under Frame Cleaning (UFC) centre at Etches Park Depot in Derby almost 10 years ago, Spencer Group...

Lucy Rigby MP, recently elected to represent Northampton North, visited the Siemens Mobility Kings Heath Depot last Wednesday. The purpose of her visit was to meet with the local team and tour the state-of-the-art facilities where she witnessed the...