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which makes it ideal for loading trucks. Currently we are doing about 30-35 loads a day and the excavator could easily cope with almost double that but traffic and the number of available wagons reduces this number.’
Kim added: ‘The JS220 is an easy machine to operate with great all-round visibility, even to the rear because of its low engine cover. It has an auto mode for optimum performance as well as an advanced management system with four selectable work modes – auto, economy, precision and lifting – which get the best out of the machine whether economy or maximum power.’ Visit
www.jcb.com
Bullet-proof ticketing booths from Sonic S
outh West Trains’ Southampton Parkway Airport station was fitted with a new ticket office by Sonic
Windows in just six days.
Bexhill-based Sonic, which has built and upgraded several hundred UK station ticket offices, had the remit to cause as little disruption as possible to the station’s normal operations during the installation process.
The three counter ticketing booths are framed in stainless steel - which encloses 25mm thick bullet-resistant glass for complete security - yet are clear and allow unobstructed interaction between staff and passengers.
Each ticket window has a lockable steel cash till, the office door now has a metal door and frame specially made by Fitzpatrick of Nottingham and the stud partition wall between office and entrance lobby was reinforced with 3mm steel sheets.
The windows have a fascia of mdf board at the lower level and an outer skin of stainless steel sandwiching a 3mm thick steel panel. All at one level - 950mm above ground and with a 500mm overlap to allow easy wheelchair access - the counters are topped with robust grey
Corian and each station has an inset cash tray in contrasting black Corian. Visit
www.sonicwindows.co.uk
Knorr-Bremse braking system for new Hitachi trains
H
itachi Rail Europe has contracted Knorr-Bremse to supply the braking system for the new Hitachi Class 800 series trains destined for UK operations.
Knorr-Bremse will supply the entire system including the brake control, bogie equipment and the air supply system. Brake control will be Knorr-Bremse’s EP Compact, an electronic and well-proven system which offers precise control of the bogie equipment and includes Knorr- Bremse brake calipers and discs. The trains will also be equipped with the Knorr-Bremse oil-free compressor, an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional compressors. It uses no oil for lubrication, negating the need for the disposal of old oil, filters and condensate. The compressor is also remarkably quiet and vibration-free, enhancing levels of passenger comfort.
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK managing director Paul Goodhand said: ‘We are committed and look forward to supporting Hitachi Rail Europe in its UK manufacturing efforts, not only on the initial supply and commissioning of the brake system on this exciting new train, but also providing support through its entire life cycle some 28 years into the future.’ Visit
ww.knorr-bremse.co.uk
Award for rail staffing solutions firm M
anchester-based corporate absence management company, Staff Absence Solutions, has been named Innovative Business of the Year at the 2013 Pride of Tameside awards. The company, founded by former rail manager Mark Eastwood, has a network of therapists across the UK
and uses a variety of traditional and holistic therapies. Working with several Toc’s and with a 100 per cent record of rehabilitation, it treats a number of conditions ranging from train crew involved in incidents of fatality as well as physiological and psychological conditions.
Staff Absence Solutions complements existing HR and OHS policies and manages absentees back into work in a time and cost-effective way. Visit
www.staffabsencesolutions.com
Supersized traverser is shipshape T
he UK’s largest capacity rail traverser has been installed at Felixstowe’s new North Rail
Terminal. With a 170 tonne capacity, the 30-metre long 90 tonne behemoth is specifically equipped to handle the locomotives of the future, which are expected to be larger than today’s trains. Designed and built over a period of nearly a year by Sheffield-based heavy lifting solution specialist Mechan, the traverser was commissioned by main contractor Volker Fitzpatrick, which is handling civil works at the terminal. The £31 million North Rail Terminal is set to boost capability at the Port of Felixstowe by 100 per cent, reinforcing its
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