Keyline supports contractors fixing rail storm damage

The rail division at Keyline, the leading specialist supplier of heavy building materials, civils and drainage solutions, has been providing round the clock assistance for rail contractors who have been trying to keep trains moving following storm damage. Keyline provided 750 gabion baskets and almost 3,000 tonnes of track ballast, weighing the equivalent of 17 Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets, to engineers working 24/7 to repair landslip damage on the line between Petersfield and Haslemere which happened on Christmas Eve.

The contractors installed over 42 metres of retaining wall to repair the embankment in three places due to the damage caused by heavy rain. Matt Davidson, National Rail Manager at Keyline, said: “The weather in the south was particularly bad with high winds and flooding which inevitably created problems for the railways. The contractors worked tirelessly around the clock and we were glad to be able to support them.” Paul McCulloch, Group Supply Chain Manager at Osborne, said “When our client approached us we immediately knew that we could rely on Keyline to help us make our customer successful. We were able to source key materials over Christmas at very short notice to help us complete our works” ends