Rail Work

Rail Work from HRS Services

Rail Work

HRS Services experience of carrying out contract rail work through out the rail industry is extensive. Work at height or over water, where the structure would otherwise require scaffolding, can be approached quickly and safely by rope access. Possession times can be dramatically reduced, and the cost of access equipment and manning also falls.

Over the years HRS have inspected literally thousands of rail work structures. Bridges, shafts, station roofs, culverts down to lowly cattle creeps; confined spaces under platforms upto spaces the size of cathedrals in bridge abutments have all been accessed safely and works carried out.

Numerous consulting engineers have drawn on our wide range of rail work skills to extend their project capability. Centred on difficult access, HRS Services can support inspection, surveying, testing and sampling and maintenance jobs as required. We effectively co-ordinate and manage all aspects of the access and site works freeing up engineers to carry out their contracts, more cost effectively.

Merstham Cutting posed particularly difficult rail work which had access problems as access at the top and bottom was extremely limited and from either end. This restricted works greatly and meant transfer of men, materials and equipment was very awkward on this large scale contract. After large scale concrete beams were installed HRS had to install a system of ground anchors and netting to ensure no debris could work loose and fall onto the track.

New building regulations, to come into force in March 2002, will require premises of 1000 m2 or more to demonstrate maximum air leakage of 10 m3/m2/hr. This compares to an estimated current value of > 20 for most large buildings From pre-air test audits through the final air test to any rail work, HRS Services are equipped to advise and assist at any stage of the air sealing process, through to issuing a certificate stating the air leakage rate, acceptable to L.A. Building.