Work begins on Doncaster sleeper factory

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Site works for a new sleeper factory in the north of England will begin next week.

Once complete, the Doncaster site will supply hundreds of thousands of concrete sleepers for Network Rail’s extensive programme of track improvement works.

Martin Elwood, director of Network Rail’s national delivery service, said: “This factory is crucial if we are to deliver better value for money whilst maintaining a safe, reliable railway.

“We need around 700,000 concrete sleepers each year and, once commissioned, this factory will produce around 400,000 of those. It will also directly create around 30 new jobs, with knock-on benefits to the local supply chain.”

Located on the former Woodyard site near Ten Pound Walk in Doncaster, the factory will be owned by Network Rail but built and operated by a new consortium, Trackwork Moll.

Martin Elwood added: “Doncaster is the ideal location for this factory as these sidings are already used as a hub for engineering trains and its central location will make distribution across Britain’s rail network easier and more efficient.”

Site works begin next week with earthworks due to start in mid-September. Full production is due to start in summer 2013.

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