Colas Rail UK

We are one of Europe’s leading suppliers of railway infrastructure services / award-winning specialists having constructed all forms of railways across Europe.

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🏆 Award Winning Collaboration!

👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ We're delighted to share that the SRSA were awarded the 'Project Team or Person Award (Over £5m)' award at last nights @RailStaffAwards or their work at Westbury Junction!

👏 Congratulations to the team

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🚗 Keeping The Team Wheelie Safe

📅 Last week was @GroupeColas' Road Safety Day, where the SRSA's depots welcomed a visit from @kwikfit to complete checks on the health of the vehicles

🚓 While at @midlandtram, we welcomed @WMPolice's Safer Travel Team

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🤝 Partnering with @PWInstitution

🛤️ Recently, SRSA #TeamBristol hosted a special Trackwork Challenge event in collaboration with The PWI at @LlanelliRailway, providing opportunities for volunteers to get hands-on experience with #TrackRenewals

https://t.co/hE0c1iyQme

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🚋 #MetroMonday Our Urban Division as part of @midlandtram continue to make progress on the extension of the Wednesbury Depot, including:

🛠️ Scaffolding for the operations & control centre
⚡ LV power supply
💧 Drainage works
🛤️ Track formations

👏 Great work team!

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🚂 #FreightFriday 56049 (also known as Robin of Templecombe!) was based at #Swindon Transfer Sidings for @networkrail's Seasonal Rail Head Treatment Trains

📸: Alan Peters

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🚧 West Drayton's Drainage Makeover

👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ SRSA's #TeamDrainage completed a possession at West Drayon, #London installing:

✅ 215m of new drainage
🎥 CCTV survey of the new system
💦 Jetting & investigation works

👏 Great work team!

📸: Hendry Price and Ian (Moggy) Morgan

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🎉 Celebrating International Men's Day

📅 Today, we celebrate the contributions men make to our workplace. This year’s theme is supporting men and boys serving as a reminder that equality benefits us all

👏 Thank you to our colleagues for making us a place where we can thrive

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🛤️ #TamperTuesday DR73929 was part of the team at West Drayton, #London

🤝 Our team were on hand to support the South Rail Systems Alliance (SRSA) #TeamDrainage with the final stages of their programme to hand the track back at the highest quality

📸: Lukasz Lelito

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👷‍♂️👷‍♀️#MetroMonday Our Urban team recently welcomed @ColasRail_off UK CEO, Jean-Pierre Bertrand to Birmingham to see the progress made by @midlandtram

Thank you for visiting!

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🚂 #FreightFriday Collaboration Continues With @networkrail

✍ We're delighted to share that we've been awarded a contract by Network Rail to continue to operate the New Measurement Train fleet

👉 Read more: https://t.co/krDAHlsoA4

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🚧 St Annes Goes to Plan

👷‍♂️👷‍♀️The SRSA’s #TeamBristol have delivered a 4 day possession at St Anne’s Tunnel

🛤️ We completed 1495m of #TrackRenewals and 300mm excavations & welded, stressed and handed back at a linespeed of 90mph

📸: Leon Phillips & Alan Sargent

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🛤️ Helping Get Shap Back On Track

DR73922 and our crew were part of the team restoring the line at Shap, #Cumbria following the recent landslip in the area

The team completed Tamping duties to ensure the line was fully reopened with the highest track quality

👏 Well done team!

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At 11am, our teams across Colas Rail UK held a 2 minutes silence for Remembrance Day in tribute to those that served and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom

Lest We Forget

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This weekend, we remember.

Our war memorial at our Rugby depot will be adorned with a poppy wreath in remembrance of the members of the locomotive department Rugby steam shed who bravely served and lost their lives during the wars.

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🚂 #FreightFriday Working together, 67023 (also known as Stella) and 67027 were passing through Severn Tunnel Junction as part of the Gloucester Circuit hauling @networkrail's Seasonal Rail Head Treatment Train

📸: Alan Peters

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🏆 #WeShareWednesday Achieving The Gold Standard

Over the summer, we achieved the Gold Award from @DefenceHQ's Armed Forces Covenant, rising from bronze to gold in 3 years. Our team were presented it at a recent ceremony

👉 Read more: https://t.co/mtV2fe1lpw

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🛤️ #TamperTuesday DR75008 and 75009 were both based in #Reading recently to complete parallel tamping duties to ensure the track is of the highest quality!

📸: @martin466004

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🙋‍♀️ #WeShareWednesday Inspiring The Next Generation Of Engineers

🛤️ Earlier this month, our Apprentices Lucy and Dixie were invited to speak as part of @NSARLtd's Railway Study Network Annual Dinner 2025

👏 Together, Dixie & Lucy reflected on their entries into the world of rail

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🛤️ #TamperTuesday DR75009 was part of a team completing essential track maintenance at Lenham, #Kent to ensure the network remains at peak performance and ensuring we're putting the passengers first

📸: @martin466004

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🚋 #MetroMonday Testing & Commissioning Continues!

🎥 Our Urban division's #BEETeam for @midlandtram have released drone footage during a testing & commissioning shift, providing a sneak peek how the trams will be running on the new Birmingham Eastside Extension route