Rail engineering contractor RCU Solutions Ltd has been making excellent progress on its flagship project supporting Siemens Mobility Limited to deliver civils work for Phase 3 of the Victoria Resignalling Programme (VIC3).
The Easter Bank Holiday was a busy one for RCU Solutions, with the team undertaking planned works over a 100hr possession as part of the Lineside Civils element of the VIC3 project.
The majority of the company’s works were delivered on platforms at Clapham Junction, including providing buried cable routes and duct runs to various new assets (SPTs, TDEUs and Signals).
The team has also been providing troughing and route works around Pouparts and Pigs Hill and has been supporting Siemens and South Rail Systems Alliance (SRSA) works by installing the bases for new SPTs and signage for the renewal works.
With a strong background in the rail sector, RCU Solutions has honed its skills project-by-project to provide a reliable, experienced team with a multi-disciplinary skillset. This continues to accelerate under the leadership of Managing Director Glenn Clark and Operations Director Nick Carroll, who both bring a vast amount of industry knowledge to the company, having previously worked for Network Rail and a variety of Tier-1 contractors.
Discussing the latest phase of works at VIC3, Glenn said:
“We’re thrilled to have progressed this civils package of works over the Easter Bank holiday where we worked collaboratively to safely deliver works during planned possession of the railway. Due to the tight timescales, this was a challenging phase of work, however the team at RCU is very experienced in delivering safely and efficiently during tight programmes such as this.
“At RCU Solutions we have built a strong portfolio of civils works in the rail sector over the years due to our reputation for strong delivery and reliability. I believe this project will open up further opportunities for us and by showing our capabilities with Siemens Mobility we will build on our momentum in the rail industry to become a preferred partner for civils works.”
Glenn added: “This has been a busy weekend of work for our team and I’d like to thank everyone for their outstanding efforts in making it a success.”
The Victoria Resignalling Programme forms part of Network Rail’s £750 million Sussex Railway Upgrade Plan, which will see ageing equipment across the Sussex region replaced by new, reliable network-based digital signalling and train control solutions.
The final Phase 3 commissioning is scheduled to take place with a nine-day blockade over Christmas and New Year 2022.
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