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If you had been on our socials last week you would have seen the various posts about Aquarius Rails support on #WhiteRibbonDay (25th November 2020).  So who are White Ribbon & what do they do? White Ribbon are the leading charity that is ending male violence against women by engaging with men and boys to make a stand against violence.… read more →

Stevan Rhodes, Off Track Section Supervisor, Network Rail Wakefield, has been utilising the Aquarius Rail R2R4x4 & R2R Trailer to install pedestrian walkways. He said: “The weather was awful; it was non-stop rain all night. The work being carried out was transporting a new foot crossing surface and all associated materials to a remote foot crossing approx. 1¼ miles away… read more →

Leaves on the line – why is this significant? Leaf fall in the autumn has become a perennial problem. Although this might not sound like nature’s most disastrous of occurrences, it does carry with it some significant repercussions. There are 10 million trees adjacent to the track and their falling leaves cause adhesion issues. Crushed leaves contaminate the railhead drastically… read more →

What has been your favourite bit about working in the rail industry? We asked some of the younger team members at Aquarius Rail this very question for Rail Week 2020. Here is what they said. Greg, 22 (Office and Production Assistant) - “Experiencing life out on the railway and seeing it happen for real!” Chris, 22 (Graduate Design Engineer) -… read more →

The tried, tested, and trusted compact yet flexible Aquarius Rail Mule with Ultra-Light Trailers are designed to be quick to site, rapid to work. Since 2006 the Aquarius Rail Mule and Ultra-Light Trailers (ULT) have been supplied across the UK and around the world. Designed with Aquarius Rail’s belief of making every day rail tasks simple and safe, from road… read more →

In a world where possession times are short and we are ever increasing our efforts to move to green zone working, Weedfree and Aquarius Rail’s RS1 Road Rail Weed Spray module creates a sustainable treatment solution to the world’s railways.  There are many ways Aquarius Rail make everyday rail tasks simple & safe. One way is through utilising collaborative work.… read more →

At Aquarius Rail the wellbeing and safety of people is at the very heart of what we do. With this in mind, through extensive innovation and design work the award-winning Aquarius Rail R2R Trailer with Crane Attachment was made, created to be “quick to site, rapid to work”. The R2R Trailer with Crane Attachment is an innovative solution to help eliminate… read more →

“We passionately believe that railway tasks should be made simple & safe. At Aquarius Rail we develop transport solutions that reduce double handling of materials, so that the focus of energy is on the technical job in hand and not expended on complex time-consuming logistics. Delivery of welfare facilities to the track worksite has the power to improve working lives and wellbeing of railway… read more →

Aquarius Rail have passed their annual RISQS audit. Another year and another RISQS audit passed. Well done to all the Aquarius Rail team for making the pass so straightforward. Thanks to Kelly Brown (Operations Director) with support from Sally Bucknall (Operations Administrator) and Glen Leaf at RAAS for making the pass as seamless and coherent as possible The pass means… read more →