RAIL

Having the UK’s largest fleet of piling rigs for both on and off track works we areideally suited for the railway environment. With engineers and staff having theknowledge, skill and experience we are the perfect collaboration partner for yourrailway infrastructure project.

EXPERTS IN DELIVERING NETWORK RAIL (NR)APPROVED AND BESPOKE FOUNDATIONSOLUTIONS, GROUND INVESTIGATION ANDCIVILS PACKAGES ACROSS THE UK’S RAIL

What we can deliver both on/off track include:

Old Oak CommonLorclon/Taylor WoodrowDate: 2018Any Line Open (ALO) sheet pileinstallation for crossrail carriagewash

Being the first recognised PilingContractor by NR to invest in ontrack plant we have diversified andbecome the market leader forinnovation and project delivery.

Whether it be installing steel circularhollow sections for gantries andsignals or sheet piles and anchorsfor earth retention and bankstabilisation we can offer a one stop

shop from ground investigation tofoundation install and structureerection by utilising our uniquehybrid plant and vastly experienceddirectly employed workforce.

• Ground Investigation

• Steel Tubular Piles

• Bored Concrete Piles

• Sheet Piles

• Anchors/soil nails

• Precast concrete

• King Post Piles/UC Sections

• Drilled piles (Elemex/Superjaws)

• Track Stabilisation

• Design

• Platform Works

• Structure supply and installation

• Civils Packages

• Track Bed Stabilistion (TBS)

Over the past decade we have delivered some of the most prestigiousNetwork Rail projects in the UK, carrying out various techniques offoundation solutions and ground investigation services, these include:

Maidenhead retaining wallBalfour Beatty RailDate: 2015 Christmas & EasterDesign & Build contract.Sheet piles, OLE, Anchors and Civils.

ELECTRIFICATIONGantries and Overhead LineEquipment (OLE)Birmingham New Street Station.Client: MACE, Volkerfitzpatrick & BAMProject: Over 100 Bored Piles, utilising 8rigs over 2 consecutive Christmas &Easter blockades within the station overall platforms for expansion and upgrade

North Western Electrification (NWEP)Client: Carillion, Volkerfitzpatrick,Murphys, Amey Project: OLE Foundations, retainingpiles, Track Stabilisation

Great Western Electrification(GWRM)Client: Amey, Balfour BeattyProject: Install over 3000+ OLEFoundations, Platform Piles, BoredPiles, Bridges & Infrastructure over a 5year period

Gospel Oak to BarkingClient: Murphys Project: OLE Foundations, Gravity Padfoundations, Anchors, Civils.

Midland Mainline London to Corby Client: Carillion, Volkerfitzpatrick,Murphys, Amey Project: OLE Foundations, retaining piles.

STATION & PLATFORMUPGRADESReading Station UpgradeClient: Costain/Hochtief JVProject: Over 900+ Sectional FlightAuger Mini Piles, within the Stationand on all LIVE Platforms for expansionand upgrade.

BRIDGES & MINORSTRUCTURESStockley Junction(UAR)Client: CarillionProject: To supply and install over 1600sheet piles for the Up Airport Route toallow existing track retention. All pileswere pre augered using 4 No Klemm rigs

Farringdon StationClient: NWR, Laing O’Rourke/Costain JVProject: Install over 300+ Mini Piles with4 Rigs for contiguous and retainingwalls for Station regeneration.

Highlands Enhancement Project (HEP) Client: BAM NuttallProject: King Post piling for retentionworks to allow re-doubling of theAberdeen to Inverness line at DonViaduct Bridge works

TRACK UPGRADESBarking RiversideClient: VolkerfitzpatrickProject: Track Bed Stabilisationusing SMART Piles

Maidenhead Client: BB RailProject: 10m Long sheet pilesand return anchors for sloperetention to facilitate trackwidening over Christmas andEaster blockades

BRIND Phase IIClient: Network RailProject: Track Bed Stabilisationusing SMART Piles as part of NR CBP TBS framework Kintbury.

Weight

Length

Width

Height

40 tonnes8.0m38m (2.55m when retracted) 3.5m11.3 Tonnes

DRILL MAST VESPA

Weight

Length

Max diameter

Max Drill depth

5.5 tonnes5 - 9 metres660mm18 metres

Weight

Length

Width

Height

Lifting Capacity

37 tonnes10.5m (Rail Configuration - Extended) 9.2m (Road Transport Configuration)2.7m 3.5m3.2 Tonnes

COLMAR T12000FS WHEELED

Weight

Length

Width

Height

Lifting Capacity

42 tonnes10.5m (Rail Configuration - Extended) 9.2m (Road Transport Configuration)2.7m3.5m

11 Tonnes - Minimum working radiusof 4.000 mm

5 Tonnes – Front Lifting on track withextended boom of 14.000 mm

5 Tonnes - Front lifting capacity on railwith extended boom of 14.000 mm

COLMAR T10000FSCG TRACKED CRANES

COLMAR T10000FSC TRACKED

The UK’s only Colmar T12000’s. Gross vehicle weight of39 tonnes with a 9t extendable counterweight allowingexcellent stability and lifting capacities. Also has an 80tonne train weight and lift and carry capacity.

The UK’s only tracked Colmar cranes with reverseknuckle lifting for in and around OLE. With animpressive 14m reach and 12.1t lift capacity in Rail mode.Rubber track pads for road mode lifting. Also has an 80tonne train weight and lift and carry capacity.

Gross vehicle weight of 40 tonnes with a 9t extendablecounterweight allowing excellent stability and liftingcapacities. Having rubber track pads can also be utilisedin and around the Station infrastructure, both on andoff track. Also has an 80 tonne train weight and lift andcarry capacity.

A closer look at someof our projectsDon Valley Viaduct Bridge Strengthening Client: BAM Nuttall Date: 2019 The project was to install piles that would form partof a new shock absorber anchorage assembly thatwill allow the Don Viaduct to remain in use formany more years to come.

We installed 40No. of Circular Hollow Sections(CHS) piles using our versatile fleet of T10,000 andTracked T10,000 road rail Colmar’s whichincorporated a MOVAX BSP Hammer attachment.

With the breadth in capabilities and diversity inservice offer across our business, we enlisted thesupport of our Specialist Piling team utilising aSoilmec SR-30 rotary bored rig, to help providefurther strength to the foundations.

Kirkconnel embankment projectGlasgow and South WesternRailway (GSW) Line.Client: QTS Date: 2019 Over the 10-day blockade, we installed 450No.Track Bed Stabilisation (TBS) Screw Piles into thetrack bed in order to reduce track settlement andimprove track quality.

We utilised 4No. Colmar T10,000 and Van Elle’s ownSpirit masts, developed in house specifically forinstalling TBS Screw Piles.

The consultative approach to our tenderingresulted in providing a solution that steered awayfrom the more traditional route, digging out thetrack bed replacement and formation renewal, toprovide a more cost effective remedy.

The approach resulted in a substantial amount oftime being saved, resulting in overall labour andplant cost efficiencies, but also a reduction in theneed for taking material off and on site

This also made less impact on the localenvironment and reduced road journeys for lorriescreating a much more workable site environment.

The works have been delivered safely, ahead ofprogramme and to QTS’s and Network Rail’ssatisfaction, and we look forward to working on moreprojects with QTS and Network Rail in the future.

Kirkconnel

Don Viaduct

Matt Love Preconstruction Directormatt.love@van-elle.co.uk

Dave Warner Construction Directordave.warner@van-elle.co.ukJohn AllsopSenior Rail Engineering Managerjohn.allsop@van-elle.co.uk

David MaxwellContracts Manager - Rail (Scotland)david.maxwell@van-elle.co.uk

Contact UsWe have a dedicated team specialising in rail foundation andgeotechnical solutions, please contact the relevant person forspecific information or call the main switchboard and they candeal with your enquiry.

Van Elle Limited, Summit Close, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8GJ

01773 580 580 www.van-elle.co.uk

STRATA Geotechnics, part of the Van Elle group, hasthe expertise and specialist equipment to perform onand off track ground investigation (GI) projects for therail network.

The STRATA team have all the relevant qualifications andtraining needed to work in this challenging environment,whilst sites are regularly audited by members of our

management, safety & quality teams to ensure thehighest standards throughout.

With the Award Winning VE-MOG road rail drilling rigready to work on track (pictured above) and expertise ofundertaking GI work for platforms, bridges and trackenhancements we are equipped to support on manycomplex rail projects.

VE-MOG – AWARD WINNING GROUNDINVESTIGATION ROAD RAIL DRILLING RIG in operation on providing samples for theWest Coast Mainline Concrete facility.

INNOVATION

Added value services for our rail customersGROUND INVESTIGATION

Added value services for our rail customers

VESPA DrillWorking under toughground conditions, such assandstone, we’ve developeda solution that utilises theColmar T10,000FSC fittedwith our specialist VESPADRILL attachment.

We utilised this solution onthe Kingsmill FootbridgeProject as part of theNetwork Rail National level-crossing risk reductionstrategy for Amco Giffen.

Track Bed Stabilisation(TBS) Smart PilesA hybrid mast and patented system. Screw piles for low staging and lineside structures.

Gravity Pads (SmartBase®)Smartbase, modular precast base /pilecap, successfully implemented inthe rail environment, is perfect for theinfrastructure on rail.

Plunge ColumnsPlunge columns have the potentialto reduce man hours per base by 70%over a traditional cast in situ base.