Rail Operations
Serco Rail Operations is a licensed train operator, with an approved Railway Safety Case and a nationwide track access agreement. It specialises in operating specialist trains on behalf of Network Rail, to ensure that the UK rail infrastructure is managed as a safe transport environment. Serco Rail Operations is accredited to ISO9001 quality management and ISO14001 environmental management.
Rail Grinding:
C21 Rail Grinder
Rail grinding had expanded from a single machine operation in 2001 to a 5-machine operation currently, grinding 10,000 miles of track annually. Rail grinding is a key maintenance task to ensure that rail profile is maintained and fatigue is managed to give optimum rail life.
Infrastructure Monitoring:
Serco Rail Operations operates a number of specialised trains to record data on the condition of the railway infrastructure.
NMT
Network Rail’s flagship New Measurement Train recording track geometry data on all of the country’s mainlines on a fortnightly basis at speeds up to 110mph.
TRU
Track geometry recording by the Track Recording Unit and Track Inspection Coach allows maintenance engineers to assess the relative position of the two rails.
UTU
The ultrasonic test units (UTU) detects cracks within rails in order that they can be rectified before they reach dangerous lengths.
Mentor
Overhead line monitoring using the Mentor test train to ensure that the overhead lines are in specification to supply power to electric trains.
Structure Gauging
The Structure Gauging train uses light and laser technology to measure the distance between the track and structures to ensure that there is sufficient clearance to operate trains safely.
Radio Survey
IRIS 2
The IRIS 2 surveys radio signal strength to ensure that radio based communications with trains are maintained at acceptable levels.
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