Big Brute keeps drainage cleaning on track

摘要

Lanes Group has been trialling a vacuumation system on the London Underground to solve 'one of the most notorious' drainage maintenance problems on the Tube network. Working in partnership with the London Underground, Lanes has tested the Big Brute technology on the Metropolitan Line north of Baker Street, which has one of the most challenging track drainage systems on the Underground. The new cleaning technique is expected to improve safety, reduce waste sent to landfill, improve operational outputs, and contribute significantly to service reliability, reducing the risk of costly service failure penalties. Dubbed Big Brute, the machine is being tested on a four mile section of the Metropolitan Line between Baker Street and Finchley Road, known as M100. Not only is this stretch one of the oldest sections of the London Underground system, it is one of the busiest sections of the Tube.