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Spencer Group delivers maintenance facility at Barrow Hill rail heritage centre

The home of Britain’s last surviving rail roundhouse is the latest depot to benefit from the expertise of rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Group. With a total turnaround of just 21 weeks from design and development to handover, the Spencer Group team has delivered a new temporary maintenance facility at Barrow Hill rail heritage centre. TheContinue reading "Spencer Group delivers maintenance facility at Barrow Hill rail heritage centre"

3 min read 28 August 2018

Spencer Group earns rail industry acclaim for Tube tunnelling project

Rail infrastructure specialist Spencer Group has claimed a major industry award for an immensely complex and challenging project that will transform the experience of passengers using one of London’s busiest underground stations. Spencer Group claimed the Outstanding Projects – Medium (£3m-£20m) category in the prestigious UK Rail Industry Awards 2018 for a scheme to achieveContinue reading "Spencer Group earns rail industry acclaim for Tube tunnelling project"

5 min read 19 April 2018

Digging deep for the passengers

Report on Spencer Group’s work for London Underground that will benefit millions of travellers. It is a project with multiple challenges and complexities, but one that will deliver a hugely improved travelling experience for millions of commuters, residents and tourists. Infrastructure specialist Spencer Group is on the home stretch of an immensely demanding scheme toContinue reading "Digging deep for the passengers"

4 min read 21 February 2018

GWR set to improve sleeper train service to London with new £20m Penzance depot

Work is under way to improve the sleeper train service between Cornwall and London. Great Western Railway is looking to improve its service with a new £20million depot at Long Rock in Penzance. The new enhancement scheme being built by the Spencer Group for GWR is expected to be completed by December 2017. Richard Watson, project managerContinue reading "GWR set to improve sleeper train service to London with new £20m Penzance depot"

2 min read 4 May 2017

Heaton Depot Receives 3rd Successive 100% Network Rail Environmental and Safety Audit (STAR Audit)

Rail Depot upgrade experts, Spencer Group, has just received it’s third successive 100% Network Rail Environmental and Safety Audit (STAR Award) at Heaton Depot, Newcastle. The STAR audit is a recently introduced innovation by Network Rail to monitor and evaluate all Live rail projects on an equal basis. The Safety Audit is carried out bi-monthlyContinue reading "Heaton Depot Receives 3rd Successive 100% Network Rail Environmental and Safety Audit (STAR Audit)"

1 min read 3 April 2017

Spencer Group completes 100-year-old station refurbishment at Wemyss Bay

Spencer Group has completed a series of intricate and sensitive refurbishment works at the historic Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland. The contract, which saw works begin in April 2014, required Spencer Group’s team to carry out a range of works, including refurbishing platform canopies and the concourse roof, installing a new access system toContinue reading "Spencer Group completes 100-year-old station refurbishment at Wemyss Bay"

5 min read 23 July 2016

Spencer Group completes Kirkstall Forge Station – now open to passengers

Kirkstall Forge Station, West Yorkshire’s latest railway station, welcomed its first passengers on Sunday 19th June, with first train arriving from Leeds at 8:38am. The station is part of a major new development in Kirkstall comprising 1,050 new homes, 300,000 square feet of office space and 100,000 square feet of retail, leisure and community space adjacentContinue reading "Spencer Group completes Kirkstall Forge Station – now open to passengers"

4 min read 5 July 2016

Spencer Group wins major contract to design and build wood pellet facilities at Port of Tyne

Spencer Group today announced it had won a significant contract to design and build wood pellet facilities at the Port of Tyne. Lynemouth Power Ltd, which operates Lynemouth Power Station on the Northumberland coast, has awarded a contract to the specialist engineering business for the design and construction of a facility for the handling, storageContinue reading "Spencer Group wins major contract to design and build wood pellet facilities at Port of Tyne"

4 min read 4 July 2016

Depot projects proceeding apace

Spencer Group has enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2016, which has seen the securing of £86 million of work; that total is £121 million when combined with the Group’s energy works. Depot enhancement projects are significant in this recent success, most of which are part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). Craigentinny, Edinburgh Craigentinny, withContinue reading "Depot projects proceeding apace"

7 min read 5 June 2016