Case Study
Achieving An 80 Mph Handback
50mph, the Wigan to Preston blockade was completed on time with the team achieving the UK’s first Switch and Crossing renewal handback at 80mph at Wigan Springs Branch. This was recognised within the industry as a significant engineering achievement. Track Engineer and DPE for the job was Colin McAteer who together with Programme Manager Paul Marshall spent considerable time in advance of the blockade establishing how an 80mph hand bac