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Owen Batham, Sales and Marketing Director at Elite Precast Concrete, discusses its Legato® blocks, which are helping to keep railway lines open safely
Providing a safe platform for any line open T
o minimise the impact on operational rail lines, it has become common practice to carry out some construction, maintenance and renewal activities while leaving adjacent lines open to rail traffic. It is not a new concept, but its use in recent years has increased in a bid to maximise train paths to meet customer and stakeholder demands. However, this cannot be done without putting the safety of workers at increased risk. “The dangers associated with working with the rail lines open to traffic cannot be underestimated and should only be embarked upon in accordance with the highest of safety standards,” said Owen Batham, Sales and Marketing Director at Elite Precast Concrete, a company which is playing a vital part in ensuring that that is the case. Elite Precast Concrete manufactures and delivers sustainable and interlocking blocks, ballast blocks, security and safety barriers, service protection, and drainage products, securing the environment and infrastructure. The company knows the sourcing of the right walling systems, drainage and service protection products for infrastructure, utility, construction, and civil engineering projects is of paramount importance, and isn’t afraid to think outside the box in finding the perfect fit. That has certainly been the case with its ultimate engineered interlocking block Legato®, which is proving a fantastic solution for keeping any line open safety. They are designed to provide a solution for a huge variety of projects including block wall flood defence, material storage bays, blast walls, Pendine walls, retaining walls, coastal erosion prevention, fire break walls, and industrial buildings and bridge abutments. “They have been particularly useful in the rail industry for their use for temporary works, for example constructing cofferdams or creating solid barriers between open rail lines and those being replaced, thus avoiding the need for disruptive all line blocks by allowing adjacent live link working,” added Owen.
June 2024