Track Measurement and Analysis
Pandrol’s technology-driven solutions collect data during operation, so track operators can identify potential maintenance issues in real time before problems occur. Track maintenance no longer needs to be the cause of costly and inconvenient downtime.
With the help of predictive rail maintenance products and systems from ultrasonic testing to overhead line gauging, you can maintain your track system’s integrity and performance with minimal disruption.
Why Is Rail Maintenance Important?
Pandrol offers a range of inspection solutions, including ultrasonic testing, track geometry, rail wear, structural interference testing and overhead line measurement, enabling network operators to analyse their track quickly and in detail.
- Cost effective: Unlike routine maintenance, proactive maintenance saves money by identifying key areas of concern. Our solutions streamline track inspection and damage detection, enabling effective prioritisation of human and financial resources. Allocating resources where they are most needed helps to make long-term savings.
- Improved track life: prevention is better than cure, isn't it? With proactive maintenance, take care of your railway infrastructure so that it lasts longer. When you maintain your tracks, you save on repair costs in the long term, not to mention the losses associated with service interruptions.
- Safety: The main advantage of track inspection is that it ensures the safety of important aspects of the railway infrastructure, thereby reducing the risk of incidents. Detecting the onset of a fault and intervening at an earlier stage can only improve rail safety, which is always a top priority.
- Resilience to current challenges: Faced with increasingly extreme weather conditions as a result of climate change, growth in rail traffic, heavier loads and the expansion of high-speed networks, rail infrastructures are subject to growing constraints. These factors, combined with the integration of urban systems, expose the tracks to increased risks of deterioration. Proactive maintenance enables operators to plan and implement appropriate measures to preserve network safety.
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Our products
Ultrasonic rail testing is a full-track inspection solution that uses high-pitched waves to scan rails and identify internal flaws in need of repair. Pandrol teams are experts in the application of ultrasonic rail inspection, and our certified inspectors can provide comprehensive training tailored to your infrastructure, setting, and use case.
Rail Ultrasonic
Identifying points of undulatory wear on the rail head will outline where grinding actions need to be taken to prevent further deterioration.
Track Geometry
The entire portfolio of Overhead Line Equipment easily folds up, and is ergonomically designed.
Overhead Line Measurement
We offer a range of solutions for different applications, allowing the user to take height and distance offset readings from the running rails to a desired object or position such as a Platform or Datum Plate.
Structure and Clearance
This comprehensive test is carried out on the head, web and foot to provide a detailed analysis of the entire weld.
Weld Inspection
Pandrol VERSE® is a giant leap for track safety management, risk reduction and new track quality acceptance.
Pandrol VERSE® Stress Free Temperature
Why choose Pandrol for track measurement and analysis?
Track analysis is a powerful tool for objective assessment of railway track behaviour, enabling real-time data to be collected for inspection and detection of structural degradation. The aim is to obtain a quality index by measuring various track parameters against optimum parameters.
Track measurement and analysis improves the effectiveness of preventive maintenance by focusing on predictive maintenance and forecasting. Real-time data collection and computer simulations help to understand the behaviour and performance of rail track under different conditions.
Pandrol fournit une suite de solutions pour surveiller les composants individuels de la voie et signaler tout défaut, y compris la température du rail, l’état, le décalage par rapport au sol et l’intégrité de la soudure. Pandrol se démarque par la sortie de produits intégrant de nouvelles technologies comme la canne d’analyse de rail SonicVizio-WS-H ou par ses chariots d’analyses de voie.
Pandrol develops equipment and systems that promote resilience in design, maintenance and repair within the rail industry. We provide the tools and services that help our customers steer the decision-making process towards more cost-effective management while emphasising the importance of investing in sustainability.