High-Output Operations Revolutionise Renewals

Network Rail's track upgrading program includes high-output track renewals, which have become more vital as increasing traffic levels create increasing maintenance period pressure. Currently, high-output operations, consisting of two main elements, track renewal and ballast cleaning, account for 15% of Network Rail's track renewals, with significant increases expected over the next three years. In spite of a £90 million investment in three high-output equipment systems, Network Rail is claiming cost savings over conventional methods. An insert discusses Network Rail's establishment of a central operating base as essential to its high-output strategy.

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• Authors:
  • Barrow, Keith
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 21-22
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Economics; Investments; Maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance of way; Operations; Railroad tracks
• Identifier Terms: Network Rail (Firm)
• Uncontrolled Terms: High output; Periodic maintenance; Upgrades (Railroads)
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01049877
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 16 2007 2:32PM