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

Date Completed

2023

Sector

Rail Infrastructure

Project Overview

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


Peterborough Maintenance Hub
01.

The Challenge

A design and build project for a new 95-metre superstructure shed with two roads, a gantry crane and jacking systems to provide maintenance facilities.

Peterborough Rail Maintenance Hub High Inside Shot
02.

The Solution

The state-of-art maintenance hub improves safety and reliability across GRBF’s wagon fleet, using smart sensor technology to quickly analyse wagon conditions and identify faults much earlier quickly and accurately. The Hub, which is larger than six-Olympic swimming pools, was built on derelict land bringing new economic activity and around 20 permanent jobs to the local area.

Peterborough Maintenance Hub High Drone Shot
03.

The Result

The new facility was completed and handed over to the client within 10 months of ground work commencing. Transport Secretary MP Mark Harper who opened the new maintenance facility said ‘It’s a fantastic achievement, built in 10 months, my ears did prick up a little bit when you said it was built on time and on budget, that’s always very attractive’.