VolkerRail

As a leading railway systems and infrastructure contractor, we provide fully integrated solutions to both the heavy and light rail infrastructure sectors. We focus on helping our clients bring communities together, by improving infrastructure and providing better services for freight operators, train and tram operators, and passengers.

To ensure we meet the growing challenges faced by our clients and the rail sector, we continue to invest in our people, to create greater resilience in the industry, and in the development of innovative products, working methods and equipment. This allows us to improve our service, refine our skills, and meet the requirements and aspirations of our clients and their customers.

With over 70 years in the sector, we have built a strong reputation for dependable delivery and an unwavering focus on safety, and our teams are known for working alongside our stakeholders to build a positive legacy within communities we operate. 


Our expertise

  • Signalling - We deliver complex design, construction, and testing and commissioning of signalling works.
  • Track - Whether maintaining, renewing or upgrading existing lines, or building new infrastructure, we have a detailed understanding of ballasted and embedded track types, S&C and level crossings.
  • Overhead line electrification - To help our clients achieve their goal of an electrified network that promotes cleaner, more reliable travel, we have tailored our approach to provide a full turnkey service for the installation, maintenance and renewal of overhead line electrification equipment, offering support from early design stage.
  • Telecoms - We provide design, supply, install and test services for operational and lineside telecommunication renewals.
  • HV/LV distribution - Ensuring there is enough power to support the network is important. Therefore, alongside our overhead line electrification capabilities, we also provide specialist high voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) installations work packages.
  • Piling - With in-house road rail vehicles and a selection of piling attachments, we have the capability to deliver a wide range of piling solutions, using a variety of technologies.
  • Civils - We undertake an array of lineside civils work. From feasibility studies, design and planning, we work with teams for start to finish. 
  • Design - To enhance our signalling, power and telecoms capabilities we have in-house design teams that provide engineering specifications and designs for a range of depots, light rail and national rail projects.
  • Welding - Our specialists provide aluminothermic welding to all types of rail sections and steel grades across all markets.
  • Ground investigation - We provide specialist engineers and equipment that test and analyse the environment, providing core design parameters for foundation and substructure design.
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