Customer Centricity

Customer Centricity

Barrington Landfill off to a Flying Start

The landfill operation at our former quarry at Barrington is well underway.

This site is receiving regular trains of inert spoil from tunnelling works being carried out at Willesden for the HS2 project. From the end of August, movements have increased to two trains per day.

This is a significant contract with HS2 which will see spoil delivered to Barrington until mid-August 2025. The spoil is used for restoration works as part of the long-term plan for the former quarry.

Mark Grimshaw-Smith, Rail and Sea Manager, commented: “As you can see from the photographs, it is quite an operation and we are grateful to Operations Manager, Mark R Brown; Site Manager, Edgar Dapsauskas; the two Operators, Mark T Brown and Russell Farmer, and Rail Logistics Coordinator, Tracey Millen, for all their hard work to get this service started and ongoing.

This is an important contract which will not only benefit the business but also the local community once the long-term restoration can be carried out. Thanks must also go to Miranda Clegg and Jethro Masere for all their efforts around the testing and compliance of materials – vital for this project.

It further demonstrates the value of rail to our supply chain, as the inert spoil from HS2 can be transported directly into the site without putting any pressure on local road systems.”

We would also like to say a big thank you to Mark R Brown, Mark T Brown and Russell Farmer for welcoming the photographer to Barrington to get these fantastic shots!