CAMBRIDGESHIRE – Renowned rail and infrastructure specialist VolkerFitzpatrick has been officially awarded a £75m contract to construct a hyper-modern rail maintenance and stabling depot. The state-of-the-art facility is engineered to support a brand-new, expanded fleet of energy-efficient passenger trains, providing advanced servicing, fueling, and cleaning infrastructure.

The comprehensive engineering scope includes laying miles of new ballasted track, installing high-voltage overhead line equipment (OLE), and constructing a massive steel-framed maintenance shed equipped with high-capacity overhead cranes and synchronized under-floor lifting jacks. VolkerFitzpatrick will utilize extensive sustainable building practices, incorporating rainwater harvesting systems for train washing facilities and low-energy LED high-bay lighting throughout the complex. The project secures an exceptionally robust multi-year pipeline for regional structural steel fabricators, civils subcontractors, and rail track specialists.