Kvalaberg workshop in Stavanger recently completed
For this project “Kvalaberg workshop” we have supplied gratings and a fiberglass structure.
Structures such as railings, stairs & protective frames were designed and manufactured without metal components. Bolts and nuts are also made of fiberglass (GR-VE). This is to protect against high voltage, as fiberglass is a “non-conductive” material.
The project
- Address: Sandvikveien
- Place: 4016 Stavanger
- Development potential in sq m: 3500
- Purpose: Warehouse/workshop
- Contractors: AF Group AS
- Tenants: Go-Ahead Norway AS
- Project period: Completed December 2019
Benefits and features
- Non-conductive – will not cause unwanted electrical current in the event of accidents
- Corrosion resistant – will not rot or rust.
- Low weight – easy handling at the installation site
- Low thermal conductivity – will not feel cold to the touch (handrail).
In connection with the railways in Norway being exposed to competition and the phasing in of new train types, new workshops are being developed and built that are rented out to train and maintenance operators on commercial terms.
The new workshop at Kvaleberg was completed in November 2019. It was immediately handed over to the new train operator on the Sørlandsbanen and Jærbanen lines, Go Ahead Nordic, and their maintenance operator Mantena. The new workshop is universally designed and can handle all train types used for passenger traffic in Norway now and in the years to come. The new Kvaleberg workshop has two internal tracks, as well as an external service track. Furthermore, an external parking track and associated railway infrastructure have been built for access to the facility. In an annex to the workshop, new administration rooms, changing rooms, common rooms and technical rooms have been established.
The new workshop replaces the current workshop at Kvaleberg, which will be phased out when the new one is completed on December 15, 2019.
Reference: Railway property
