Coombes OTP

Plant Operating Scheme (POS) Services

With Plant Operations Scheme (POS) approval, we can offer our clients an extensive POS management service, including the provision of on-track plant and operators, safety-critical staff, and technical support for planned and emergency projects on Network Rail infrastructure, throughout the UK.

Civil Project Support

Besides our own work, we also assist our clients with their civil rail projects. We are well-equipped to handle a wide range of disciplines and tasks thanks to a comprehensive fleet of track-mounted plant, trailers and attachments coupled with a multi-disciplinary and experienced team.

Examples of works carried out include:

Drainage works
Signalling & OLE works
Structure works
Platform / UTX installation
Lineside civils
Soil Nailing and Piling

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FORS certification

COOMBES are certified by the Fleet Operation Recognition Scheme at Bronze Level, and are currently working towards Silver.

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24 Hour Emergency call-outs

With our own in-house transportation, fitters and drivers on standby, we have the ability to respond immediately to emergency call-outs.

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Planning support

We will work alongside your team to assist with all aspects of your project, including possession planning and meeting attendance, ALO and lift planning, site surveys and access arrangements.

Get in touch

For more information or if you would like to discuss a project, please feel free to contact us on 01730 778213, or complete the form below.

Coombes OTP Team

Oli Viney

Oli Viney

Operations Manager

Steve Ford

Steve Ford

Senior OTP Manager

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Recent news

Rail Duo appointed to support civils expansion

COOMBES is pleased to announce that Huw Abbey and Paul Fendt have been appointed to head up the COOMBES rail civils team, as we look to strengthen our expanding civils business.

Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)

Spruce, which accounts for around 60% of our conifer woodland area and is by far the UK's most commercial species, is at risk from Ips typographus, more commonly referred to as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle.

Network Rail Kent Lineside Habitat Trials

Using various vegetation management techniques and monitoring the results on biodiversity gains, this project aims to shape the future of vegetation management and biodiversity across the network.

Rail Duo appointed to support civils expansion

COOMBES is pleased to announce that Huw Abbey and Paul Fendt have been appointed to head up the COOMBES rail civils team, as we look to strengthen our expanding civils business.

Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)

Spruce, which accounts for around 60% of our conifer woodland area and is by far the UK's most commercial species, is at risk from Ips typographus, more commonly referred to as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle.

Network Rail Kent Lineside Habitat Trials

Using various vegetation management techniques and monitoring the results on biodiversity gains, this project aims to shape the future of vegetation management and biodiversity across the network.

Ips typographus woodland management in the High Weald AONB

Due to the discovery of Ips typographus, also known as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, our forestry team worked extensively last year to clear a large area of Spruce in woodland comprising part of the High Weald in Kent.

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