THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH OUTPUT WIRING TRAINS TO THE UK

Railtrack's requirements to replace over 700 tension lengths of wire on the West Coast Route Modernisation programme called for a major step change in the type of equipment used and the methodology. In May 1999 the OLE & Distribution Alliance was funded by Railtrack to Design and Build two high output wiring trains each capable of renewing a full tension length of wire in a short midweek possession. As there was no equipment in use in Europe or the Far East that was suitable to import, the team set about putting together a specification that would meet the stringent performance criteria and the onerous requirements of the UK railway industry. After discussions with several equipment suppliers, Windhoff, a German manufacturing company was selected as a partner in the development of the new trains. An order was placed in July 1999 and detailed design commenced. The equipment was ready for trials in June 2000 and shipped to the UK within two months. Vehicle Acceptance Body (VAB) certification was achieved and the first wire run (tension length) was successfully replaced during November 2000. To date over 650 wire runs have been replaced, with the added achievement of a full replacement within a five and a quarter hour midweek possession. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123761.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

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• Authors:
  • Walsh, T
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Monograph Title: EMBEDDED SLAB TRACK TEST TRACK IN SPAIN: CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW MAINTENANCE CONCRETE SLAB TRACK
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2003, HELD LONDON, UK, 30 APRIL - 1 MAY 2003 - CDROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Equipment; Improvements; Maintenance; Signalization; Traffic signals; Wire
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3674: Equipment; 9108: Improvement; 3847: Maintenance; 556: Signalization; 565: Traffic signal; 8119: United Kingdom; 4520: Wire
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00985552
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-51-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 4 2005 12:00AM