Medway Galvanising protecting high speed railings

Citation

(2003), "Medway Galvanising protecting high speed railings", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 50 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2003.12850fab.012

Medway Galvanising protecting high speed railings

Medway Galvanising protecting high speed railings

Keywords: Galvanising, Corrosion, Coatings, Railways

Thousands of metres of specially designed railings and fall protection barriers destined for use on the high speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel are being given long-term protection against corrosion by Medway Galvanising.

The specialist coatings company, which is based in Sittingbourne, Kent, has been carrying out the work, on behalf of W&D Cole Ltd, as the contractor that has successfully secured contracts for the supply and installation of barriers for all four of the civil engineering firms working along the route.

The Technical Director for W&D Cole Ltd, Mr John Seager, comments: "We tend to use Medway Galvanising for most of our work as the company not only offers a reliable and competitive service, but is also able to carry out powder coating to a high standard."

"On the CRTL contracts the railings that are there to either ensure the safety of operatives working on track maintenance and repair, or are installed on highway overbridges to prevent vehicles from falling onto the track below, are being left in their plain galvanised finish."

In each case W&D Cole won the contracts to supply and install its products after the client had issued tenders specifying one or more of the different types of railings or barriers, originally designed by Railtrack or the Highway Agency for use on bridges or other structures. This has led to Medway Galvanising carrying out its hot dip process on a wide variety of solid and tubular steel components to ensure their long, maintenance-free life.

In the case of one viaduct carrying the high speed link near Ashford, W&D Cole installed around 3.0 km of railings that had been treated by Medway Galvanising.