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Edenbridge Rail Embankment Protection

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Slope Protection

2021

Edenbridge, Essex

Network Rail

BAM

Tony Gee & Partners

Edenbridge Rail Embankment Protection

Problem

Network rail is investing a record Ā£1.25bn in track upgrades, signalling, embankments, structures, stations and depots to give passengers in Kent and South East London better journeys, with fewer delays. As part of this, they are reshaping embankments to ensure delays due to landslips will be minimised along the southeast routes. 

As there is a vast landscape covered on the route there have been environmental challenges to prevent wildlife from burrowing into embankments and causing collapse and delays on the lines.  At Edenbridge, project work involved revegetating the embankment and then installing measures to prevent rabbits, badgers or other larger burrowing animals from accessing the soil and burrowing into the core of the embankment. Not only does this potentially undermine its structural integrity, but also storm water run-off can enter the core of the embankments through these animal burrows, weakening it.

A robust, yet ecologically friendly anti-burrowing system was required to prevent this problem from occurring, whilst also allowing vegetation to be incorporated and retained within the embankment slopes.

Solution

Maccaferriā€™s RenoMesh Anti Burrowing Mesh has been proven to be a strong deterrent to burrowing animals. Unlike any plastic ā€˜geogridā€™ style or thin wire ā€œrabbitā€ netting, Maccaferri Anti Burrowing Mesh can prevent not only rabbits but also larger animals such as badgers and beavers from burrowing into the embankment. RenoMesh Anti-Burrowing Mesh is the result of research and provides environmentally friendly active protection against large rodents. Its mesh apertures were selected also to limit juvenile burrowing mammals.

The mesh is flexible woven ā€˜Double Twistā€™ mesh with a zinc-aluminium heavy-duty galvanising coating. This mesh is additionally coated with our advanced unique PoliMacĀ® coating which is far more resistant to UV, and abrasion, and offers a longer design life than traditional meshes.

Used Products

RenoMesh
RenoMesh
Beavers, badgers and other burrowing animals can sometimes cause fairly large damage on bank slopes, along dykes or in the earth-filled embankmentsView
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