Case Studies - Railway Weed Control
Weedfree Win Network Rail National Hand Spray Contract
Weed control on the main railway lines in the UK is carried out using dedicated Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPV’s), but these can not cover every part of the network, and areas such as station bays, sidings and wide ways require treatment by teams of knapsack operators working on foot.
Until 2007 Weedfree had been carrying out the majority of this work as a sub-contractor under independent management appointed by Network Rail. Following a competitive tender process in 2007 Weedfree was awarded all but the Scottish territory, contracting directly to Network Rail. After a further competitive tender process this year Weedfree has been awarded the hand spraying of the entire rail network in England, Scotland and Wales for 2008, with an option to extend to 2009.
The award of this contract is recognition of our excellent record, full national coverage and top level certification for pesticide application and rail safety.
As our teams will now be visiting all major railway stations in Great Britain during the campaign, Weedfree are now able to offer regular weed control services for station platforms, walkways, car parks, depots and sidings at competitive rates to train operating companies, rail freight operators and rail infrastructure contractors anywhere in the country. We also provide weed control services to light rail and tram systems, heritage railways, private sidings and industrial rail heads.
Current UK railway weed control clients include Bombardier, BOC, Chevron Texaco, Corus, DHL, EWS, First ScotRail, Grant Rail, Jarvis, Blackpool Trams, Docklands Light Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway and Wensleydale Railway amongst many others.
For further details of the services we can offer, please contact us.