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Network Rail electrification

United Kingdom

London

Windhoff, a German rail equipment manufacturer, has delivered a custom-built electrification trains to UK rail manager Network Rail. These £40 million High Output Plant Systems will be used first on electrification of Great Western Main Line, 380 km route from London to Swansea. The HOPS will work overnight with adjacent lines open for traffic. Movax has supplied the Side-Grip vibro units fitted onto piling units of the trains. These variable moment SG-60V vibros together with following drop hammers are used to install tubular steel piles which are forming foundations for masts. The Side-Grip is connected to crane manufactured by Palfinger in Austria. Its telescopic arm allows picking the piles from following wagon.

The HOPS includes total 23 vehicles. They can be divided to several independent train units with self-powered multi-purpose vehicles. Each unit undertakes different tasks of electrification process. Other units are equipped for excavations, concrete batching, erecting masts, portal booms and cantilevers. The train is carrying all supplies and equipment needed to perform its task. Last vehicles are installing all wiring to finalise the 25 kV 50 Hz overhead electrification.

More on the electrification project: www.networkrail.co.uk/greatwesternelectrification/