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Laying new sleepers in Whitstable

Laying new sleepers under a bridge in Whitstable

Laying sleepers in Whitstable

Engineering train delivering sleepers to a worksite in Whitstable

A major aspect of this work involves the use of an innovative eight-legged, self-contained walking jack-up barge, known as a ‘Wavewalker’. The ‘Wavewalker’ is only one of its kind in Europe and it will be the first time this type of barge has been used to maintain the UK rail network.

Whitstable track