Rail Infrastructure
Rail Capabilities
Cairn Cross are Industry leaders in the construction and maintenance of turnkey rail infrastructure projects. We provide design and build capability for all manner of rail projects, including depots, wheel lathe installation, carriage wash construction, bogie drop facilities, fuelling abilities and innovative CET modules.
Rail Milestones
40+
Rail Depots Worked in
20+
CET Installation Locations
5+
Carriage Washes
9
Wheel Lathe Installations
Depot Maintenance Abilities
To undertake any rail project, as main contractor and designer, we offer all associated civil works to install enhance or build your rail depot and associated infrastructure. These civil engineering abilities include but not limited to:
- AVIS buildings
- Design & Build
- Bogie Drop Installation
- Carriage Wash
- CET, Fuelling & AdBlue
- Heating, extraction & Ventilation
- Maintenance Pits
- P-way
- Steel Super Structures
- TrackPan GRP Walkways
- Wheel Lathes
Rail Project Experience
King’s Heath AVIS
To install an AVIS system along the existing carriage wash at King’s Heath Depot
Customer
SiemensSector
Rail InfrastructureCentral 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 RailSector
Rail InfrastructureSouthend Victoria AVIS
To install an AVIS system along the existing carriage wash at Southend Victoria Depot
Customer
Greater AngliaSector
Rail InfrastructureOxley Depot Subsidence
Due to subsidence issues, Cairn Cross replaced 137m length of the Road 16 rail pit walls and associated works.
Customer
AlstomSector
Rail InfrastructureNeville Hill Wheel Lathe
Project to deliver the civils and foundations for the installation of the Network Rail owned Wheel Lathe.
Customer
RMTSSector
Rail InfrastructureCET Upgrade & Installation at Stockport
Design and build project to upgrade the Stockport Sidings CET system to enable CET operations on the new rolling stock fleet.
Customer
Northern RailSector
Rail InfrastructureCarriage 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 RailSector
Rail InfrastructureNew 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 RailSector
Rail InfrastructureQueens Road New Maintenance Depot
Design and build contract for the provision of a maintenance workshop and associated works.
Customer
Stagecoach MetrolinkSector
Rail InfrastructureCraigentinny Underfloor Wheel Lathe Installation
Turnkey design and build contract to replace a single-headed wheel lathe with a new single headed Hegenscheidt CNC wheel lathe requiring actuations to the existing structure.
Customer
Network RailSector
Rail InfrastructureOxley Train Depot Extension
Provision of a new shed facility to accommodate the new 11 car fleet of trains.
Customer
Alstom TraincareSector
Rail Infrastructure