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Man on a Mission

Man on a Mission
Aquarius Railroad Technologies are going from strength to strength with our largest investment to date.  We have taken delivery of 12 new Land Rover 130 high capacity Defenders that will double our hire fleet of R2R 4x4s. Identifying a gap in the market, this is part of Aquarius Managing Director, James Platt’s vision to provide a better alternative to pushing… read more →

Seasonal Vegetation Treatment with Weedfree

Seasonal Vegetation Treatment with Weedfree
We are delighted to be working with Weedfree again, in what we estimate will be our 10th year of working together.  Over the coming weeks Aquarius will be supplying Weedfree with an operated R2R 4x4 for weed spraying on historic railways including East Lancashire and North Norfolk.  Weed treatment has already been completed on Severn Valley and Cambrian Heritage Railways as… read more →

We Now Offer MCs with Our Hire vehicles

We Now Offer MCs with Our Hire vehicles
We are continuously improving, striving to offer a better service at Aquarius.  We are pleased to announce that we now offer Machine Controllers as well as Operators with our hire vehicles. Operators and Machine Controllers are available for our hire fleet of R2R 4x4s and R2R Trailers.  This role can be combined, dependant on your requirements. read more →

Thumbs up from Pete Waterman!

Thumbs up from Pete Waterman!
Aquarius Railroad Technologies exhibited at Rail Live 2014 in June. What a fantastic show! With the best in the industry coming together for two days, this 'live' exhibition meant there was a lot to see and experience.  This article in The Rail Engineer rounds it up nicely... and if you haven't seen it already, the Rail Live film (created by Inside Out Time Lapse… read more →

Rail Mules with Increased Payload Delivered to Motherwell

Rail Mules with Increased Payload Delivered to Motherwell
Late in 2013 James Cunningham, Resource Planner at Network Rail in Motherwell, Glasgow was looking for new road rail vehicles for the maintenance teams.  Conscious of the teams’ comments: “Why can we not have better equipment like the contractors?” James was keen to source new plant that would enable them to carry out maintenance in a safer and more efficient… read more →

Network Rail at Basingstoke & Woking Take Delivery of 2 Welding R2R4x4s

Network Rail at Basingstoke & Woking Take Delivery of 2 Welding R2R4x4s
To complete the purchases by Network Rail in Wessex, two Welding R2R4x4s were delivered at the end of March 2014. These vehicles have proved very valuable to the maintenance teams at the Wessex depots.  They are used for Welding and general maintenance on track increasing the maintenance teams output and creating cost savings. These two Welding R2R4x4s RRVs (which had previously been… read more →

Aquarius to Exhibit at Rail Live 2014

Aquarius to Exhibit at Rail Live 2014
Following a successful show at the National Track Plant Exhibition last year, Aquarius are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at Rail Live 2014 in Stratford on Avon on June 18th and 19th. Rail Live is hyped as being 'the best railway show of the year' with 300 companies exhibiting not only on-track plant but also displays of equipment… read more →

Rail Ranger Delivered to Helmsdale, Scotland

Rail Ranger Delivered to Helmsdale, Scotland
An Aquarius Rail Ranger has been purchased by Network Rail in Helmsdale, Scotland.  The vehicle underwent an overhaul that included painting to Network Rail yellow with company decals,  powder coating of the rail guidance system and full valet, making the vehicle like new. The Helmsdale maintenance team will continue to use the vehicle for road and rail duties which means… read more →
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