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3 unusual facts about Costain Group


Almond Valley Light Railway

The railway's trackwork consists of flat-bottomed rail mounted using pandrol clips onto Costain concrete sleepers (wooden sleepers are used for pointwork).

Costain Group

Following the flotation, Costain moved into civil engineering and worked first on the Trans-Iranian Railway and then at Abadan, Iran for BP.

La Alcaidesa

The resort was developed pursuant to a joint venture agreement between Costain Group PLC (a British company) and Banesto.



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