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Most common Railvac works in the UK since 2005
Railcare has, with Railvac OTM air/vacuum excavators, performed excavation works in some 300 S&C heavy refurbishment and re-ballasting sites all over the UK.
We’ve also re-ballasted approx. 8000 wetbeds on the Western route between 2014 and early 2016.
Moreover, we have delivered multiple plain line re-ballasting, track lowering, drainage installation, cleaning and refurbishment, trial hole excavation, cleaning and lowering catch pits in conjunction with High Output Systems and Under Track Crossing (UTX’s) projects. These are carried out on plain lines, in S&C areas (both timber and concrete layouts), along platforms, in tunnels, on bridges, in stations, etc.
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See what it’s all about
Just give us a call or send us an e-mail, and we’ll arrange for you to visit one of our Railvac OTM’s working sites so you can see what it’s all about.
You’ll soon see why we say that we are transforming the way in which the UK’s railway network is maintained and renewed – safely, reliably, far more efficiently and within normal possession times.
It doesn’t matter what kind of every-day railway maintenance tasks you are facing, you will still benefit from the Railvac OTM’s versatility! The Railvac OTM’s supplies you with the opportunity to plan and deliver maintenance projects both during weekend and mid-week “rules of the route” possessions with a high performance level.
Here are some examples of different Railvac OTM applications:
- Plain line and S&C re-ballasting
- Drainage refurbishment
- Track lowering
- Working in tunnels and along platforms
- Line side cable management
- Excavate Under Track Crossings (UTX’s)
Always with the track in situ and without disconnections!
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If you would like to see the most common applications within your expertise of railway maintenance, just click on one of the headlines to the right.
Maximising possession time within minutes of arrival
Railcare’s 20 metre long W6A gauged Railvac OTM’s are hauled to site as part of self-contained engineering maintenance trains. Consequently, it only takes a few minutes after a train arrives and the Railvac OTM is separated, before the giant vacuum nozzle is working at full power, breaking up and removing deteriorated ballast, or any other kind of wet or clogged spoil material.
The Railvac OTM’s 8” vacuum nozzle is manoeuvred remotely by one operative, moving it around all the buried obstacles and cables in a similar way to that of a surgeon operating without damaging any of the surrounding tissue.
When it comes to power, you can trust us when we say there is enough behind the nozzle to break up any kind of clogged or compacted materials. The Railvac OTM is, after all, the world’s most powerful mobile air/vacuum excavator.
The Railvac OTM leaves just a few bays of the track open at any one time, so there is only a relatively limited need for track support before the new ballast is in place with the help of RRV’s.
The excavation depth is easy to adjust and control; it’s normally a minimum of 300 mm below the sleeper bottom. To go deeper isn’t a problem, and only takes a little more time to complete the site’s requirements
See what it’s all about
Just give us a call or send us an e-mail, and we’ll arrange for you to visit one of our Railvac’s working sites so you can see what it’s all about.
You’ll soon see why we say that we are transforming the way in which the UK’s railway network is maintained and renewed – safely, reliably, far more efficiently and within normal possession times.
- Bridges & Structures – Inspections and repairs
- Bridges & Structures – Waterproofing works
- Drainage – Lowering and re-raising of catch pits
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Removal of waste materials up to 100 m from track
- Soundproofing works
- Tunnel repairs
- Bearer replacement in S&C
- Cables – Bury or relocated against theft
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Cleaning out drainage culverts
- Drainage – Refurbishment and Repairs
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Inspection of metal tie bar in duoblock sleepers
- Inspection of steel sleepers
- Removal of contaminated track materials
- Removal of waste materials up to 100 m from track
- Removal of landslides
- Removal of spillages e.g. coal dust
- Bearer replacement in S&C
- Cable Management – Move or lower cables
- Cable troughing – Installation
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cables – Bury or relocated against theft
- Cess path – Construction and repair
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Cleaning out drainage culverts
- Drainage – Enhancement work
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- OLE base excavation
- OLE trial holes
- Track lowering – Increase of Route Availability
- UTX excavation for cables, drainage, etc.
- Ballast regulating and third rail ballast clearing
- Ballast shoulder replacement (improve drainage)
- Bearer replacement in S&C
- Cable Management – Move or lower cables
- Cable troughing – Installation
- Cable troughing –Move or lower
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cables – Bury or relocated against theft
- Cess path – Construction and repair
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Lowering and re-raising of catch pits
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Preparation of trench for cutter bar
- Re-ballasting – “High Output islands”
- Re-ballasting – Confined areas*
- Sleeper replacement in plain line and S&C
- Through shoulder drainage channels
- Track lowering – In confined areas*
- UTX excavation for cables, drainage, etc.
*Confined areas – e.g. Tunnels, Platform areas, Level crossings, Under structures, Industrial loading docks, Stations
- Ballast regulating and third rail ballast clearing
- Ballast shoulder replacement (improve drainage)
- Bearer replacement in S&C
- Bridges & Structures – Inspections and repairs
- Bridges & Structures – Waterproofing works
- Cable Management – Move or lower cables
- Cable troughing – Installation
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cess path – Construction and repair
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Cleaning out drainage culverts
- Drainage – Enhancement work
- Drainage – Installation in existing track layouts
- Drainage – Lowering and re-raising of catch pits
- Drainage – Refurbishment and Repairs
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Formation strengthening works
- Inspection of metal tie bar in duoblock sleepers
- Inspection of steel sleepers
- Re-ballasting – “High Output islands”
- Re-ballasting – Confined areas*
- Removal of contaminated track materials
- Removal of waste materials up to 100 m from track
- Removal of landslides
- Removal of spillages e.g. coal dust
- Sleeper replacement in plain line and S&C
- Sleeper squaring
- Spillage treatment including hazardous waste
- Through shoulder drainage channels
- Track lowering – In confined areas*
- Weed removal in yards and stations
- Wet spot complete removal
*Confined areas – e.g. Tunnels, Platform areas, Level crossings, Under structures, Industrial loading docks, Stations
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cess path – Construction and repair
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Cleaning out drainage culverts
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Removal of waste materials up to 100 m from track
- Ballast regulating and third rail ballast clearing
- Cable Management – Move or lower cables
- Cable troughing – Installation
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cables – Bury or relocated against theft
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Removal of waste materials up to 100 m from track
- UTX excavation for cables, drainage, etc.
- Ballast regulating and third rail ballast clearing
- Ballast shoulder replacement (improve drainage)
- Bearer replacement in S&C
- Cable Management – Move or lower cables
- Cables – Bury any that are exposed above ground
- Cables – Bury or relocated against theft
- Drainage – Cleaning and Emptying catch pits
- Drainage – Enhancement work
- Drainage – Lowering and re-raising of catch pits
- Excavation – In areas with buried cables or services
- Excavation – With the track in situ
- Re-ballasting – Confined areas*
- Re-ballasting – S&C and Plain Line
- Sleeper replacement in plain line and S&C
- Through shoulder drainage channels
- Track lowering – In confined areas*
- UTX excavation for cables, drainage, etc.
- Wet spot complete removal
*Confined areas – e.g. Tunnels, Platform areas, Level crossings, Under structures, Industrial loading docks, Stations
Planning – we support you and deliver
Railcare’s Railvac OTM’s offers you a number of advantages compared with traditional methods of excavations in different track areas.
- No need for disconnection of track components or cables
- No damage to any known or unknown buried services
- Track is left in situ
- Quick set up and demobilisation
- Work during midweek rules of the route and short possessions
- Work in concrete and timber sleeper track layouts
- Focusing on long-term asset management
- Single line operation
- Quick track handback in case of emergency because there are only a few bays kept open at any time
- Possible to work ALO
We can help you fulfil all these tasks during midweek overnight possessions. To emphasise this point, a Railvac takes approximately 10 minutes to do a single line UTX one metre deep without any risk to the infrastructure like cables or pipework. Compare that to using traditional equipment which will take hours or complete shifts, instead of minutes, and because it is using hard edged excavating machinery, there are always risks for damaging buried installations.
Railvac OTM working together with one of Railcare’s bespoke Mach wagon (Ballast Feeder) on a re-ballasting site in Sweden.
Maximising possession time within minutes of arrival
We can help you fulfil a large number of different railway maintenance tasks during long weekend blockades as well as during “rules of the route” midweek overnight possessions. To emphasise this point, a Railvac OTM only takes a few minutes to set up for work and a single line under track crossing (UTX) one-metre-deep takes approximately 10 minutes to excavate. Without any risk to the infrastructure like cables or pipework! Compare that to using traditional equipment which will take hours or complete shifts, instead of minutes, and because it is using hard edged excavating machinery, there are always risks for damaging buried installations.
See what it’s all about
Just give us a call or send us an e-mail, and we’ll arrange for you to visit one of our Railvac OTM’s working sites so you can see what it’s all about.
You’ll soon see why we say that we are transforming the way in which the UK’s railway network is maintained and renewed – safely, reliably, far more efficiently and within normal possession times.
