Railway demolition
Railway demolition contractors
Our railway experience started in 1993, when some of the more experienced in our team demolished our first road over Rail Bridge on the Liverpool St Station to Norwich line as part of the original electrification of that route. Following on, we demolished a total of 26 bridges along that line for various main contractors.
From that initial foray we have developed our bridge specialisation, expanded upon elsewhere, and rail infrastructure works.
We have worked on overhead line, third rail and underground sites, subsequently demolishing:
- Signal Boxes, both beside and above the lines
- P-Way Huts
- OHLE Gantries
- Station Buildings
- Platforms
- Rail Depot
- Footbridges-Steel, Concrete and even Wood
- Turntables
- Station Roof Removal, in a live station (Paddington)
Railway demolition specialists
Specialist demolition techniques
In carrying out the works above, we have used many techniques, including:
- Explosives
- Concrete Cutting-both circular blade and wire sawing
- Jacking and Sliding
- Hydro Demolition
- Heavy Crane Lifts-Single and Tandem Lifts
- Station Buildings
- Planned Collapse
REMOTE DEMOLITION
Restricted access is also often a problem and as can be seen from the photograph, the Brokk 180 was just the tool to demolish this particular bridge that had been “covered” by the new replacement
BRIDGE DEMOLITION
This type of work means that you need elite professionals because the lives of people and the area’s economy depend on quality and safe infrastructure. Since inception, Manchester Demolition now
ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT
There are a lot of considerations to make when carrying out demolition or DIY projects on residential and commercial projects. One of the questions you’ll need to consider is how do you go
FACADE RETENTION
As a modern and professional demolition contractors, we have developed our capabilities to provide Facade Retention and Temporary Propping services within any Demolition Contract
GASHOLDER DEMOLITION
Some of our employees remember demolishing our first gasholder in the late 1990s. Since that date, our staff have demolished over 25 throughout England and Wales, giving the
DEMOLITION METHODS
Every demolition project delivers its own unique challenges. Such an array of elements to a demolition project mean different methods must be considered. Ahead of each project a pre-start meeting
CHEMICAL WASTE REMOVAL
Our hazardous waste removal and disposal service covers substances such as paint and oils, and items which incorporate toxic chemicals or liquids such as lead acid batteries, aerosols and
CRUSHING & SCREENING
Manchester Demolition provide a complete range of hard and soft rock crushing solutions. With a large modern fleet of heavy machinery alongside crushers and screeners and highly
DISMANTLING CONTRACTORS
A combination of dismantling and demolition is often beneficial as it permits the recovery of assets, enabling these to be recycled, re-used or sold to offset the client’s costs. The scope of dismantling
EMERGENCY DEMOLITION
Unfortunately, not all demolition work has a pre-plan behind it. You may have a building that perfectly happy with , but due to unforeseen circumstances can create an emergency that requires a
RAILWAY DEMOLITION
Our railway experience started in 1993, when some of the more experienced in our team demolished our first road over Rail Bridge on the Liverpool St Station to Norwich line as part of the original
HIGH-RISE DEMOLITION
Our team has been involved with the demolition of many High-Rise Structures throughout the United Kingdom. The range of structures has also been extensive, such as: