Railway Track Geometry
Poor track geometry can lead to excessive rail and wheel wear, abnormal track loading and acceleration, broken rails, fastenings and derailments.
Measurements are made with EN 13848-4 compliant trolleys which are considered the “gold standard” in the industry. Geometry measurements include:
- + Gauge
- + Gauge variation
- + Cross-level
- + Twist; multiple custom lengths can be used for calculations
- + Surface/vertical alignment; left, center and right rail, both short and long chords
- + Full horizontal alignment; left, center and right rail, both short and long chords
- + Filtered horizontal alignment for defect reporting; left, center and right rail, both short and long chords
Analysis can be performed using a Space Curve or a Chord-based approach and chord lengths, filter types, and low and high-pass cutoffs are fully customizable to meet your specific needs.
Reporting includes geometry graphs, KML track maps, defect reports, CSV outputs, JPEG images and your stationing/MP references as well as GPS coordinates for each sample.
Special reports can also be generated including run-over-run comparisons and measurements against design values.
