Project Overview
The existing track system was installed during construction of the viaduct and comprised of 113lb flat bottom rail on cast iron baseplates directly fixed to the track slab by anchors, of which approximately 30% had become ineffective from the resonance of train operations
Services Undertaken
Examination of the existing faults and determination of the options that would offer possible solutions
Undertaking necessary surveys and preparing detailed designs for the new anchoring solution, including a comprehensive installation strategy
Project managing the installation phase, supervising the installation work and undertaking hand-back assessments
The works were successfully completed in late 2006
Key Project Specifics
Nexus : Tyne & Wear Metro
Determination of a long-term solution
Options report for dampening fastening solutions
Permanent Way outline and detailed designs
Overlong adjustment switches for viaduct movement
Addressing train bounce from ballast to slab track
Direct fastening design
Project management
Installation contractor supervision
Track hand-back assessments
Value Added by Novus Rail
Determination of a track fastening system that offered a long-term solution to train vibrations affecting the existing anchoring system
