Railway Technical
A Link-up registered supplier, City Surveys offers a full range of technical engineering services to the primary rail contractors. All services relate to the track renewals process, from the initial surveys, track design, the track formation dig and setting-out of track elements, to the tamping, rail stressing and track hand-back.
Track Design
Permanent way design engineers (InRail/Clearoute proficient) can produce rail designs from a varied source of survey data. 3D Total Station data or Hallade, Level and Theodolite straight data can be used to produce designs to all specifications.
Rail Stressing
- Survey of site to collect relevant dimensions
- Production of ‘Stressing Plans’ to be signed off by Network Rail Engineer
- Supply of Operative, qualified to Level 3A, to mark out site, calculate and supervise ‘pull’ and collect all relevant data for completion and signing of stressing certificate.
Tamping
- Survey of track geometry and production of Survey/Design comparative analysis
- Mark out track geometry changes and other relevant info on the site in preparation for the tamp during possession
- Production of ALC files for Plasser Theurer Tampers
- Supervision of Tamp followed by subsequent ‘as left’ surveys
Track Handback
Operatives can be supplied to inspect, monitor and verify conformity to group standards following track renewals or any other works which may disturb the track. For your assurance City Surveys operatives are qualified from Trackback Levels 1 to 4.
