Tritech Rail Wins Major UK Contract
20 May 2009
Tritech Rail Ltd has won a major contract to work on a multi-million-pound development at Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire.
Tritech will be working with C Spencer Limited on an £18 million design and build contract to develop rail and handling systems for the power station's co-firing biomass facility.
The largest of its kind in the world, this co-firing facility will mix and burn carbon neutral renewable biomass materials with coal, significantly reducing the C02 emissions from Drax.
Tritech Rail will be undertaking the Permanent Way design works contained within the rail element of the project. Initially this will involve the design and installation of temporary switch and crossing work, to divert existing traffic while the biomass unloading facility is constructed.
The final stage of the project, post construction of the plant, will be the development and commissioning of the rail system to support the facility on a permanent basis. This system will be used to transport the biomass materials to the unloading facility.
Ian Rawlinson, director at Tritech Rail, said: "We have built a strong working relationship with C Spencer on other key contracts and it's great to be working with them again on such a major scheme. I am also proud to be involved in a project that will make such a contribution to the environment.
"Once complete this co-firing facility will reduce Drax Power Station's emissions of CO2 by more than 2.5 million tons per annum and, combined with their existing co-firing facility, will provide a total of 500MW of renewable electricity, or the equivalent output of over 600 wind turbines."
Tritech Rail Ltd is the largest rail only engineering consultancy in the UK and has been involved in some major schemes, from projects on the Piccadilly line to survey and design work for the west coast mainline.
