by David Millard | Mar 1, 2016 | Infrastructure, NSRL
Following an appeal to GB Railfreight by heritage railway Northampton Steam Railway (NSR), both GB Railfreight and London Underground teamed up in a partnership to assist NSR by providing redundant assets for use in track maintenance renewal and extension work on the...
by David Millard | Feb 7, 2016 | Infrastructure
Article & photos supplied by Graham Peacock After delivering our newly constructed check rails alongside the junction at Pitsford Sidings the day before, the job of fitting them was tackled. This would ensure we maintain the correct tolerances through the junction...
by David Millard | Feb 6, 2016 | Infrastructure
Article & Photos supplied by Graham Peacock. Check rails form an important part of the permanent way, ensuring the safe passage of the train’s wheels through the points by guiding them over the crossing area without taking the wrong route (or striking the crossing...
by David Millard | Jul 16, 2014 | Infrastructure
June 2014 has seen the completion of several key items which progress the control systems on the Extension South to Boughton Crossing. In addition to this progress, the Infrastructure team has carried out the maintenance in the background, so that services can run as...
by David Millard | Jun 5, 2014 | Infrastructure
Early May 2014 saw the Infrastructure team locate a cracked fishplate during a routine track inspection. The fault was repaired before the fracture could develop into a broken fishplate with help from the operations department, which ensured no delays or reduced...
