Vehicle Requirements
PLEASE CHECK THAT CORRECT VEHICLES ARE BOOKED FOR THE MATERIAL BEING COLLECTED
Flatbeds MUST have 3 droppable sides, or STRONG side supporting poles
Loading can be refused if vehicles are deemed inappropriate
Network Rail will not be held responsible for vehicle or material damage as a result of the haulier not providing a vehicle capable of safely transporting the load.
40ft-60ft Flatbed Artic 25t capacity
- Concrete Sleepers: 100 units
- Softwood Sleepers: 400 units
- Hardwood Sleepers: 350 units
- Steel Sleepers: 275 units
- Softwood Timbers: dependant on length
- Hardwood Timbers: dependant on length
- Panels: 2.5 concrete/4 softwood/3 hardwood
- Steel Rail: 25 x 60ft lengths or 50 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 125 tonnes
- Con Rail: 25 x 60ft lengths or 50 x 30ft lengths
40ft Flatbed rigid
- Concrete Sleepers: 40 units
- Softwood Sleepers: 182 units
- Hardwood Sleepers: 112 units
- Steel Sleepers: 110 units
- Softwood Timbers: dependant on length
- Hardwood Timbers: dependant on length
- Panels: 1 concrete
- Steel Rail: 10 x 60ft lengths or 20 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 50 tonnes
- Con Rail: 10 x 60ft lengths or 20 x 30ft lengths
4 Wheeled Rigid Tipped (12 tonnes Capacity 22ft)
- Steel Sleepers: 132 units
- Spent Ballast: 11 tonnes
- 6F2: 11 tonnes
- 70/30: 11 tonnes
- Type 1: 11 tonnes
- 10-20mm washed: 11 tonnes
- 40-20mm washed: 11 tonnes
- 40+ washed: 11 tonnes
- Steel Rail: 12 x 60ft lengths or 24 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 60 tonnes
- Con Rail: 12 x 60ft lengths or 24 x 30ft lengths
- Cast: 12 tonnes **
- Smalls: 12 tonnes **
- S&C: 12 tonnes **
6 Wheeled Rigid Tipped (17 tonnes Capacity 26ft)
- Steel Sleepers: 187 units
- Spent Ballast: 16 tonnes
- 6F2: 16 tonnes
- 70/30: 16 tonnes
- Type 1: 16 tonnes
- 10-20mm washed: 16 tonnes
- 40-20mm washed: 16 tonnes
- 40+ washed: 16 tonnes
- Steel Rail: 17 x 60ft lengths or 34 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 85 tonnes
- Con Rail: 17 x 60ft lengths or 34 x 30ft lengths
- Cast: 17 tonnes **
- Smalls: 17 tonnes **
- S&C: 17 tonnes **
8 Wheeled Rigid Tipped (21 tonnes Capacity 26ft)
- Steel Sleepers: 231 units
- Spent Ballast: 18 tonnes
- 6F2: 18 tonnes
- 70/30: 18 tonnes
- Type 1: 18 tonnes
- 10-20mm washed: 18 tonnes
- 40-20mm washed: 18 tonnes
- 40+ washed: 18 tonnes
- Steel Rail: 21 x 60ft lengths or 42 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 105 tonnes
- Con Rail: 21 x 60ft lengths or 42 x 30ft lengths
- Cast: 21 tonnes **
- Smalls: 21 tonnes **
- S&C: 21 tonnes **
Articulated Tipper (capacity of up to 29 tonnes)
- Steel Sleepers: 319 units
- Spent Ballast: 28 tonnes
- 6F2: 28 tonnes
- 70/30: 28 tonnes
- Type 1: 28 tonnes
- 10-20mm washed: 28 tonnes
- 40-20mm washed: 28 tonnes
- 40+ washed: 28 tonnes
- Steel Rail: 29 x 60ft lengths or 58 x 30ft lengths
- 5ft Steel Rail: 145 tonnes
- Con Rail: 29 x 60ft lengths or 58 x 30ft lengths
- Cast: 29 tonnes **
- Smalls: 29 tonnes **
- S&C: 29 tonnes **
**approx weights based on size