Supporting the development and operation of new and existing rail infrastructure
Railways are the most efficient, quickest and cheapest method of transporting people and goods in the world. All industrialised nations have well developed railway networks spread to every corner of their country.
In the UK our railway network enables millions of people every day to get to school, college and work, visit family, meet clients and access new places, carrying vast numbers of passengers and freight every day.
We have almost 10,000 miles of track and over 2,500 individual stations. Keeping this critical infrastructure running is vital to the economy and and provides an important transportation option.
With the UK’s rail infrastructure experiencing record levels of growth, now, more than ever, the importance of understanding rail infrastructure condition and operational viability has become a priority for Rail Asset Managers.
Solutions and services tailored to rail infrastructure’s needs
We provide the rail industry with a variety of solutions and support services that are designed to optimise and prolong the life cycle of rail infrastructure.
- Support the digitalisation of your infrastructure and processes
- Offer decision-making and reporting support tools
- Qualify the risks associated with rail projects via specialist engineering and structural, geotechnical and environmental monitoring
- Advise on the levels of climate vulnerability to the operation the resilience of rail infrastructures
- Produce digital twins as well as the modelling of your infrastructure.
Protecting and Prolonging rail infrastructure performance
During the lifecycle of rail infrastructure, from initial design and inception through to its operational phase, it is imperative that designers, contractors, asset owners and operators, use reliable information and an in-depth knowledge of the structures that rail infrastructure is built on, the environment that it operates in and any potential operational risks to the ongoing delivery of rail services, in order to ensure the operational integrity and safety of the railway.
During the construction of new rail infrastructure, main contractors are constantly under pressure to meet programme, productivity and price constraints whilst delivering a finished product built to the highest standards that are designed to last a lifetime.
Furthermore, throughout the operation of railway infrastructures, it is necessary to guarantee the best level of service. Optimisation of maintenance and the climate resilience of the infrastructure are therefore fundamental factors.
We provide solutions and support services during the life cycle of your rail assets
Instrumentation and Monitoring
We work in accordance with Network Rail Standards NR/L2/TRK/3100 and NR/L2/CIV/177 and operate throughout the UK and Northern Europe, delivering high precision, cost effective and, most importantly, safe rail infrastructure monitoring solutions.
Services include designing, supplying, installing, managing and maintaining custom instrumentation and monitoring systems that measure the impact on existing railway infrastructure of adjacent development, or on new railway networks during their construction, as well as long term structural health monitoring systems.
Our solutions enable railway asset owners the opportunity to understand the structural integrity and condition of their assets.
We provide a variety of monitoring solutions that record geotechnical behaviour, structural movement, and environmental impact.
Monitoring solutions can range from simple manual survey techniques, such as Precise Level, 3D Track Shoe or Track Trolley Surveys as well as geotechnical instrumentation in groundworks, through to fully automated site based solutions comprising Cyclops ATS systems and datalogged structural instrumentation.
Our in-house Atlas InSAR monitoring solution, capable of undertaking precise and efficient measurements of entire railway networks, incorporating geospatial data acquired from satellites is also available.
Asset Mapping
Working with our sister company, Sixense Helimap, we are able to undertake high precision LiDAR and photogrammetric data acquisition and processing services.
We use helicopters, drones and terrestrial vehicles to undertake high precision, surveys of rail networks, safely and efficiently.
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- Rail corridor network mapping
- Mapping of complex and inaccessible areas
- High precision / resolution (1-10 cm)
- Thermal / Near Infrared Reflectance / Oblique / Panoramic imaging
Our expertise allows us to deploy rapidly and produce high-precision data for small to medium areas.
