Rail services · United Kingdom

Rail services in the United Kingdom

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in the United Kingdom: London, Birmingham, Manchester.

The rail network in the United Kingdom

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 16,000 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), about 38% electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Network Rail.

Very busy historic network, HS2 London–Birmingham under construction, Elizabeth line opened in 2022, renewal and electrification programme, Channel Tunnel to France.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in the United Kingdom case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge, the gauge in use in the United Kingdom; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

London, Birmingham and Manchester

London

King's Cross, St Pancras, Paddington and Waterloo stations, Underground, Elizabeth line, Overground, DLR

Birmingham

New Street station, future HS2 Curzon Street station, West Midlands Metro tramway

Manchester

Piccadilly station, Metrolink (the country's largest tramway), Transpennine upgrade

Our services in the United Kingdom

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in the United Kingdom

Can you work in the United Kingdom with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in the United Kingdom?

The network in the United Kingdom is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in the United Kingdom?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in the United Kingdom or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in the United Kingdom?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in the United Kingdom, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.