At A Glance:
- Location : Exeter, Devon
- Client: Great Western Railway
- Consultant: RPS, a Tetra Tech Company
- Contractor: Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd
Products Supplied:
- Models supplied: P035/2CSC, P080/2CSC/ABV, P300/2CSC/ABV
- P080/2CSC and P300/2CSC were installed aboveground.
- BS EN 858 third party certification by HR Wallingford
- 2 Chamber version often used for high oil pollution sites with small catchment areas. These areas have a high pollution to water ratio, which makes capturing enough oil more challenging.
- Model supplied: FR020/SC/ABV
- BS EN 858 third party certification by HR Wallingford to achieve 100mg/l at the outlet – suitable for discharge to the foul sewer.
- Still includes the essential Automatic Closure Device that will close off in a spillage
- Often used for washdown water because it does not include a coalescer (which would get easily clogged by washdown water) and because washdown water must discharge to the foul water network.
- 8no. 300 Series (1.8m diameter) and 400 Series (2.6m diameter) Vertical Pumping Stations supplied.
- 5no. for surface water and 3no. for foul water
- Extensive WRc Approved testing and certification gives consultants and clients complete confidence in the product, as it has been fully audited by the world renowned WRc Group.
- Pumps and internal pump equipment specified and factory fitted and tested by SPEL, allowing for rapid on-site installation.
- 4no. 300 Series (1.8m diameter) and 400 Series (2.6m diameter) Horizontal Pumping Stations supplied. With storage capacities from 13,650 litres up to 27,300 litres.
- 5no. for surface water and 3no. for foul water
- Industry leading WRc Approved testing gives confidence for consultants and end clients.
- All pumps and related equipment, pipework, valves etc. specified and factory fitted and tested by SPEL.
- 5,000 litre SPEL Tankstor tank, manufactured with 2no. internal full height baffles to act as a 3-Stage washdown separator for the train wash area.
This rail maintenance depot is owned and operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). GWR required an expanded maintenance facility as its fleet size in the Devon and Cornwall area increased. In partnership with Network Rail and the Department for Transport, the existing train maintenance facility was expanded into a state of the art servicing, cleaning and maintenance facility for the area.
This project required a large range of site specific and often bespoke solutions to meet the complexities of the site. Great Western Railway also wanted a maintenance facility that was built to last them for many years to come.
As the location for the new maintenance depot had been used previously for train maintenance, the ground was in certain places contaminated. Therefore avoiding below ground installations where ever possible was required. SPEL provided 3no. above ground SPEL Puraceptor’s, ranging from 20 l/s all the way up to 300 l/s flow rate. As the separators are aboveground, there is a requirement to pump into these units. Pumping often emulsifies the oil particles, making it even more difficult to capture them. In these circumstances a 2 Chamber Puraceptor is essential, upsizing to allow extra retention time within the Puraceptor is also essential so that the oils have longer to settle out and for the oil separator to work its magic! Contact our team for detailed technical support regarding aboveground tanks.
SPEL’s WRc Approved Packaged Pumping Stations were perfect for Great Western Railway’s high quality maintenance depot. With an increased Tank Shell Warranty of 30 Years and full certification from WRc, both horizontal and vertical SPEL WRc Approved Packaged Pumping Stations were used all across the site, for both foul and surface water. In total SPEL manufactured 8no. SPEL ‘V-Series’ WRc Approved Packaged Pumping Stations (5no. for surface water and 3no. for foul water) and 4no. SPEL ‘H-Series’ WRc Approved Horizontal Packaged Pumping Stations (3no. for foul water and 1no. for surface water).
One part of the washdown/cleaning area required a bespoke built SPEL Tankstor that had 2no. full height internal baffles, to create a 3-Stage Washdown Separator that would go someway to remove the pollutants washed off the trains.