Vacuum Excavation Within a Rail Possession
Rail infrastructure contractor
The challenge
Excavation was required around sensitive rail assets within a limited possession window, where mechanical digging carried unacceptable risk.
Our solution
High-capacity vacuum units and tanker support were deployed to expose assets and recover material efficiently within the possession.
Safety considerations
Crews worked to the rail environment's controls, using vacuum excavation to protect signalling and communications assets.
What this work delivers
Excavation is staged so each location is completed and made safe inside the possession window, which is what allows a rail corridor to be handed back on time.
The services behind this work
Vacuum Excavation
Vacuum excavation removes soil, slurry and debris from an excavation by suction rather than with a bucket. It covers both water-assisted and air-assisted methods, and is used to expose services, clear pits and recover material on active worksites.
Vacuum Excavation service details →Hydro Tankers
A hydro tanker is a high-capacity vacuum tanker used to recover and hold large volumes of liquid, slurry and spoil. The extra capacity means a crew keeps working for longer between disposal runs, which matters most on sustained excavation and recovery programmes.
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