Engineering and fabrication specialist, WEC Group Ltd, has manufactured a range of Overhead Line Electrification (OLE) structures for Network Rail/ABC’s £100m Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley railway electrification project.
The group fabricated a range of steel Single Track Cantilevers, Two Track Cantilevers, Portals and Anchor Portals in-house as well as four angle fabricated TTC bridges for the 15-mile project.
David Taylor, UK Sales at WEC Fabrication, said: “It has been a pleasure dealing with staff at all levels within the ABC organisation, showing professionalism and a desire to succeed.
“Having demonstrated our total capacity and capability within WEC Group, ensuring competitive and economical manufacture for the project, we look forward to assisting with any future project with ABC or other Network Rail projects.”
WEC Group is heavily involved with rail electrification contracts and is a leading manufacturer of overhead steel poles for light rail transit systems and overhead line electrification.
In addition to this latest contract, recent projects include the Manchester Metrolink Light Rail project, Sheffield Tram Lines and LRT projects in Hong Kong and Istanbul.
As an approved aluminium welding supplier to Bombardier Transportation and accredited to EN 15085-2, BS EN 1090 and RISQS, the group also specialises in the manufacture of undercarriage and interior parts including electrical enclosures, bolsters, body end cubicles, underframes, side bodies and more.
In addition, WEC provides design, fabrication and installation services to the rail industry for products including signal structures, gantries, bridges and CCTV products.
MTL Advanced, the Group’s Rotherham-based division, has recently achieved BS EN 3834-2 accreditation for passenger rail and freight wagons and supplies Category 1 safety critical parts such as cab & bogie structures, body shell components, bolsters and fuel tanks. Electrification work on the West Midlands track began in 2013 and is expected to be completed in time for the first electric trains to run in May 2018.