

Mechan: Traversing the UK
Sheffield-based Mechan is one of the only firms in the country with the ability to design and build bespoke traversers.
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Heavy lifting specialist, Mechan, might work across the world, but the Sheffield-based manufacturer had to look no further than South Yorkshire to secure its latest order.
The rail depot equipment expert is to kit out a new train maintenance facility being constructed in Doncaster as part of the government’s flagship InterCity Express Programme (IEP).
Main contractor, VolkerFitzpatrick, has commissioned Mechan to supply a three road equipment drop, 40 lifting jacks with a 15 tonne capacity and two bogie turntables for the depot it is building on behalf of train producer, Hitachi Rail.
This is Mechan’s fourth order connected with the Department for Transport initiative to introduce new high speed electric and bi-mode trains on the Great Western and East Coast mainlines. A set of 40 lifting jacks and an equipment drop with two bridges have already been fitted at the North Pole train maintenance centre in west London along with a further two standard equipment drops at www.mechan.co.uk
Sheffield-based Mechan is one of the only firms in the country with the ability to design and build bespoke traversers.
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