Mobile Elevating Work Platform

Mobile Elevating Work Platform

The SVR(H) acquired this Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) in November 2020. A video was published on the the SVR YouTube channel. The purchase was partly funded by Severn Valley Railway Company Limited, the "Guarantee Company".

It is manufactured by Platform Basket, one of the largest aerial platform manufacturers in Italy. Its EVN/RIV number is 99709 942098-3. The previous owners were Promax Access and it carried the Fleet Number 008.

The MEWP has road-rail capability. It is mainly used by the S&T Dept for signal post access. The replacement of the Bewdley South wooden bracket signal in October 2020 involved the hire of a MEWP which, it was reported, "...was invaluable as it allowed us to do all the necessary work without having to climb any signal ladders". The SVR acquired its own MEWP the following month.

It is also sometimes used by other departments, as for example on 29 January 2021 the IT department installed a high-speed data network on the Kidderminster site, the MEWP used in installing radio links in several locations in Kidderminster Carriage Shed. The project was funded by the Department of Media, Culture & Sport’s Culture Recovery Fund COVID-19 grant.

The picture below shows the MEWP in use at Kidderminster in May 2021. Also visible is the old Kidderminster Footbridge which was replaced during 2022.

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  MEWP in use at Kidderminster, May 2021

The MEWP was used in maintaining the Hampton Loade down distant signal. Reports of were shown on the SVR YouTube channel in 2021 and published in Branchlines in 2022.

See also

• On track plant

Links

• 'The Severn Valley Railway has an exciting new piece of engineering equipment', 6 November 2020 on the SVR YouTube channel
• 'Behind the scenes: heritage signalling maintenance on the Severn Valley Railway 2021', 22 January 2021 on the SVR YouTube channel
• MEWP 99709 942098-3 on OnTrackPlant.com
• Platform Basket website