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State-of-the-art equipment at Adelaide depot
A new rail depot in Northern Ireland has had its rail handling equipment installed.
Sheffield-based Mechan has equipped Translink’s new Adelaide train maintenance facility in Belfast with 12 lifting jacks, two engine removal tables and two bogie turntables, to service CAF Class 4000 trains.
The £28m depot is part of the New Trains Two programme, a £150m initiative to deliver more accessible public transport.
Richard Carr, Mechan’s managing director, said: “Boosting capacity on Belfast’s rail network was the key to improving the services offered to customers, but as the existing local depots were at full stretch, this meant investing in a third facility.
“Adelaide exemplifies recent developments in depot maintenance, offering staff a safe, efficient environment in which to work, resulting in a faster turnaround and more reliable rail service.”
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