Derby train cleaning facility extended in £5m project

Capacity of the East Midlands Railway cleaning facility in Derby has been more than doubled in a £5m project competed by a company from Hull.

The capacity of the train company’s Under Frame Cleaning centre at the Etches Park Depot has ben more than doubled, with capacity up for two cars to five.

As part of the £5m project, employees of Hull-based Spencer Group also built a two-storey, 30 sq m staff welfare facility housing a canteen, locker rooms, changing rooms, meeting rooms and office space.

Tony Cairnes, Spencer Group Site Agent said: “Working on a live depot is always challenging and access is very restricted, so collaboration between all parties is essential for a project like this.

“Having more than two decades of experience in the rail engineering sector, Spencer Group is highly experienced in working in tightly-restricted environments such as this and we are trusted by clients to work efficiently with other teams, suppliers and contractors to deliver projects to the highest quality, on time, and with as little disruption as possible to the wider site operations.

“Throughout the project we’ve worked closely with the client to adapt to their needs and we’ve been on a design journey with them to implement changes to ensure the facility meets the needs of the team members who will be working there.”