Specialist main contractors for

Rail Maintenance Depots

Cairn Cross specialises in designing and constructing new or upgrades of train and freight rail depots across the United Kingdom (UK.)

Cairn Cross are a multi-disciplined design and build specialist main contractor for rail depots and infrastructure. Our vast experience and abilities include

Wheel Lathes
P-Ways
Steel Structures

GBRf Maintenance Hub

In 2023, Cairn Cross delivered rail freight operator GBRf a 95-metre superstructure shed with two roads, a gantry crane and jacking systems to provide maintenance facilities. The state-of-the-art maintenance facility valued at £5.7m was designed and built in 10 months.

Train presentation facilities

Rolling stock’s train presentation facilities are the heart of the routine rail operations. Cairn Cross has a wealth of experience in the design and build of installation of infrastructure such as carriage washes, CET, fuelling, AdBlue, wheel lathes and gantry cranes.

Holyhead Train Carriage Wash with TrackPan Pollution solution, Cairn Cross, Rail, Civil Engineering

Carriage Washes

Rolling stock carriage wash machines (CWM) provide vital presentation and maintenance for railway rolling stock operators. We have experience installing undercarriage washes and automatic train washing systems, as well as supporting civil engineering, including water supply, storage and drainage, and pumping systems. Our carriage washes, coupled with our TrackPan solution, offer accessible, safe walkways.

High-level Access Platforms

Safety is paramount when performing maintenance and inspections above rolling stock. Workshops present unique spatial challenges, and our high-level access platforms are specifically designed to overcome these. They provide a secure, stable, and accessible solution, representing a vital safety and efficiency upgrade for any maintenance facility.

Sanding Systems

Essential for maintaining traction, on-board sanding systems apply a fine layer of sand to the rails, significantly improving wheel grip during acceleration and braking. Cairn Cross offers expert design consultancy and installation services for these critical rolling stock systems and their associated storage silos.

Peterborough Maintenance Hub

A Design and build project to supply a new rail maintenance hub facility with a new building and p-way siding.

Customer

GB Railfreight

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Tonbridge Maintenance Facility

Cairn Cross built a new £2.5 million maintenance facility in Tonbridge to support GB Railfreight’s growing locomotive fleet.

Customer

GB Railfreight

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Central Rivers Wheel Lathe

A Design & Build project to supply a brand new tandem wheel lathe facility with new building and new p-way siding.

Customer

Bombardier/Alstom Rail

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Oxley Depot Subsidence

Due to subsidence issues, Cairn Cross replaced 137m length of the Road 16 rail pit walls and associated works.

Customer

Alstom

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Neville Hill Wheel Lathe

Project to deliver the civils and foundations for the installation of the Network Rail owned Wheel Lathe.

Customer

RMTS

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Sheffield LMD Works

Project to increase the servicing capacity at Sheffield Depot. The provision of Canopies, services, lighting and TrackPan containment at each end of the shed increased fueling provisions, AdBlue, CET point, expanded oil distribution facility.

Customer

Northern Rail

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Toton Wheel Lathe

DB Schenker required a new U2000-400 underfloor wheel lathe at Toton to replace the current ageing Lathe. Cairn Cross removed the old Lathe and altered the existing pit to accept the new Lathe.

Customer

DB Cargo UK

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

New RRV Maintenance Shed at Crewe

Design and build scheme to provide a new shed facility to accommodate Road Rail Vehicles (RRV) on the depot.

Customer

Network Rail

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Carriage Wash Installation at Holyhead

A Design and Build contract to deliver a new carriage wash shed and facilities to wash trains on the sidings at night so that vehicles are cleaned and maintained before leaving the depot in the morning.

Customer

Network Rail

Sector

Rail Infrastructure