Kee Klamp® Key Clamps guardrail fittings and BoxBolt® fixing solutions have been installed along a new railway line to provide safety for pedestrians, drivers and maintenance teams accessing electrical boxes along the train track. This installation, which saw Kee Systems provide the safety products, forms part of an £89 million project to improve commuter times into London from Bicester and Oxford.
Network Rail unveiled a joint scheme with leading integrated support services company, Carillion Plc, and Stowe-based multi-disciplinary contracting firm, Buckingham Group, to deliver the design and construction of the East West Railway route. Completed in December 2016, the project saw the refurbishment and installation of the new railway line to increase local connectivity and improve journey times into London. Working in collaboration with Carillion Buckingham JV, Kee Systems supplied 8,000 metres of Kee Klamp® Key Clamps fittings and 10,000 units of BoxBolt®. These systems were installed to prevent pedestrian and vehicles from straying into off limit areas and to provide safe access to maintenance teams on either side of the railway line.
The installation of our products successfully met Network Rail’s design requirement for 1250mm high guardrail achieving a 400 n/m design load for the project. A variety of fixing methods were deployed throughout the project, with majority being fixed using BoxBolt® onto steel capping beams. All the holes had to be drilled with a magnetic drill to fix BoxBolt®. The project also involved the installation of 56 units of Kee Klamp® Key Clamps culvert headwalls, using a 114-8 off-set design to help accommodate the varying angles on each individual headwall.
“This was a large project requiring detailed logistical planning and scheduling to deliver the project on-time,” says Barry Mullen, Project Manager for Carillion Buckingham JV. “We chose Kee Klamp® Key Clamps fittings as they can be installed using a standard hex key, making it quick and easy to install. Kee Systems succeeded in delivering the project on-time and on budget, which resulted in an extremely satisfied client.”
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We have worked extensively in the rail sector, providing a range of safety solutions including trackside safety barriers to DDA compliant handrails for safe passenger access. Click here to see a short presentation on our work within the Railway Industry.
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Kee Systems recently installed 8,000m of Kee Klamp fittings to provide safety barriers solutions for maintenance teams accessing electrical boxes along the East West Railway track.
