Tag: Network Rail

KOREC in the press – Rail Engineer

9th September 2019

It’s been our rail story of the year – the successful 90mph handback of a 400m stretch of the West Coast Mainline during the replacement of Willesden North Junction. The success of this project was assisted by the willingness of the S&C South Alliance to adopt a range of innovative technology during the blockade including the Trimble GEDO IMS and Trimble SX10. It’s also a major feature in the August/September issue of Rail Engineer.

Read the story in Rail Engineer here

or download the PDF here.

 

Rail – Trimble GEDO Vorsys on video

12th July 2017

S&C South Alliance has announced that they have achieved a 100% Track Quality score using Trimble GEDO Vorsys track survey trolley.

The S&C South Alliance has also recently completed the first phase in a programme to make a step change in its approach to safety, assurance and engineering.

Watch a video produced by S&C South Alliance which provides a great overview with the Trimble GEDO Vorsys system making an appearance a couple of minutes in.

Click to watch video

S&C South Alliance achieve 100% Track Quality with Trimble GEDO Vorsys

12th July 2017

We are delighted to report the following announcement from Steve Naybour, Head of Transformation at Network Rail.

“S&C South Alliance achieved 100% Track Quality with Trimble GEDO Vorsys applying new innovation the S&C Alliance South achieved 100% track quality score at Willesden, North London, on both the Up and Down Slow Lines.”

The S&C South Alliance is a partnership between Network Rail, Colas Rail and AECOM and is responsible for all major rail works involving switch and crossing installations in the south of the UK. Trimble’s GCS900 UTS system was used to grade the formation and ballast.

Following on from the track installation, Trimble’s GEDO Vorsys solution was then used throughout all stages of tamping pre and post renewal, speed-off and follow-up tamps. The Alliance received this excellent score based on the trace issued by Network Rail’s NMT (New Measurement Train).

“It’s a great development- new innovations support us in our Focus on Safety and our drive for quality- the team are really happy at 100%!” — Karl Redfern (Alliance Engineer). “Throughout the implementation of the GEDO Vorsys solution, the track engineers were able to guarantee all aspects of track survey, WinALC tamping and Speed Raiser reporting. We look forward to further successful track installations by the S&C South Alliance.”

100% track quality is a tremendous achievement by South Alliance and also reflects the time and effort put into looking after and supporting Trimble GEDO Vorsys by KOREC’s Matthew Lock (Rail and Monitoring Manager), Tom Williamson (Rail Support) and Trimble’s Matt Moss (Rail Applications Engineer).

Congratulations to all involved at South Alliance.

 

Steve’s announcement has also provoked some interesting comments:

“We have recently used the GEDO with success on an S&C North alliance site, looks like the innovation is catching on!!”

Rob Anthony, Renewals Manager S&C North Alliance

 

“This approach to installation control should also provide added benefit of satisfying the need for “as build” information, with instant on-site readings, output files readily available and in the right format, which, in return, will allow to expedite hand back process of each scheme from now on – win-win situation.”

Wojciech Michalski, Engineering Manager (CEM) at AECOM

 

 

System Focus: Imetrum Video Gauge

7th May 2014

NetworkRailvideogaugeKOREC became distributors for the Video Gauge in March 2013 and since then has been involved in a number of projects providing a new level of information to the industry. Monitoring is a vital element in many rail projects and Trimble offers several scalable real-time solutions based around total stations, GNSS, digital levels and software.

However there is a requirement to monitor a number of targets simultaneously, at a high speed, as highlighted initially by Network Rail’s survey team. The brief was to measure vertical track displacement across a number of targets in real-time, dynamically, as trains pass. One solution is the highly innovative Video Gauge system from Imetrum.

Read more about the system in the latest Rail Newsletter.

GEDO 2.0 Network Rail Approved

7th May 2014

IMG_2639We are pleased to announce that in November 2013 the Trimble GEDO 2.0 gained Network Rail product acceptance. The Trimble GEDO 2.0 Track Measuring Device (TMD) was given Network Rail’s Certificate of Acceptance and can now be used on their infrastructure.

The new GEDO 2.0 has been added to the existing certificate PA05/04029 alongside the original GEDO 1.0 which is still available and supported. The system can be purchased as a single TMD system for survey and setting-out, a twin TMD Vorsys system for high productivity surveying and tamping, or as a brand new single TMD scanning system.

To find out more, see the latest version of Altus Volo.

Altus Volo – KOREC rail newsletter launched!

25th October 2012

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Welcome to the first edition of our dedicated “high speed” rail newsletter, Altus Volo. View our new turn-page e-version here

This issue contains:

■ Trimble Vorsys System – Network Rail approval

■ Customer Stories

■ Instruments – top picks for rail

■ New software releases, SnakeGrid and GEDO Office

■ Long Marston open day pictures

Network Rail invites…

9th September 2010
The Three Smiths!

The Three Smiths!

Yesterday saw KOREC’s Andy McCann and Ross Smith team up at a Network Rail organised event in Tuebrook, Liverpool. Attended by Network Rail staff from the North of England and Scotland, KOREC rubbed shoulders with other invited plant suppliers inlcuding Hydrex and Quattro Plant.

The Network Rail event was the perfect opportunity to show off our Network Rail approved GEDO CE Track Measurement Device (TMD) and our Trimble range of Machine Control and Site Positioning Systems including the SPS882 GPS and SPS930 Universal Total Station.

In the picture from left to right we have KOREC’s Ross Smith and Network Rail’s Dave Smith and Dave Smith (no typo!)

Rail Industry Innovation Award for Trimble Total Station Machine Control

6th July 2009
Trimble GCS900 Machine Control

Trimble GCS900 Machine Control

Congratulations to the KOREC Group Machine Control and Support team who have demonstrated some excellent commitment and technical support to help Balfour Beatty Rail Services (BBRS) secure the Innovation Award at the annual Rail Industry Innovation Awards Ceremony last Friday (26th June).

BBRS received the Innovation award for Small Scale Projects based on their work with Total Station Machine Control for excavation and ballast placement. The award was presented by Lord Adonis, the Secretary of State for Transport, and the audience included Ian Coucher, the Chief Executive of Network Rail.

This engineering initiative was overseen by Track Quality Engineer, Mark Rolfe of BBRS, and the KOREC team that supported the trials included Andy McCann, Scot Townsend, David Allen, Keith Kelly, Ross Smith and KOREC Group’s Machine Control Manager Pete Brooks.

To date, all the development has been on S&C projects, where co-ordinated designs are provided by others. BBRS are now intending to move the process onto Plain Line projects. Currently there is ongoing process for training all technical staff in the efficient use of Total Station survey techniques. Co-ordinated (geometry) design software is being procured which will be followed by training in its use for Plain Line designers. It is the intention that by the end of next year, all renewals will be carried out using remote control of excavation and ballast replacement plant.

In the meantime BBRS will continue to develop and extend the system, which has demonstrated better track quality as an end result together with potential cost savings in reduced tamping.

Balfour Beatty Rail’s MD Peter Anderson acknowledged and thanked the KOREC team for their support and collaboration with BBRS, Hydrex and Quattro Plant to develop these innovative techniques.