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Earthworks

Story Rail has tremendous experience in earthworks. Our hugely experienced operators and a comprehensive fleet of tracked excavators, wheeled excavators, long reach excavators, road rail vehicles, dozers and general civil engineering plant give us a formidable capability.

Our experience is in embankment stabilisation, bulk earthworks & drainage both deep & shallow, large or small diameter, whether it be cess drain, crest drain or counterfort. We relish technically challenging projects that require a good deal of engineering input from our experienced management to be able to offer a cost effective practical solution to the customer.

Bessy Ghyll Embankment (Cumbria)

Client: BIRSE RAIL
The project consisted of improving the stability of an existing embankment of the West Coast Main Line.

 

Beighton Culvert, Sheffield

Client: AMCO
Construction of a 100m long culvert at depths of up to 6m to connect trackside drainage to a nearby watercourse, including the provision of a new gabion headwall and scour protection.

 

Mewith Embankment, Lancashire

Client: BIRSE RAIL
River diversion and construction of a stone access platform within the river to enable soil nailing works on the embankment.

 

Carlin Gill Embankment, Cumbria

Client: NETWORK RAIL
A major embankment stabilisation scheme along the west coast main line.