The requirement for this procurement is four Rail Replacement Gantries systems for use on the HS1 route. The gantry system must be able to deliver the following requirements and conform to particular interfaces:
Key requ…
irements:
System must deliver renewals in CP4
System must operate in single-bore tunnel environment
System must perform rail replacement activities in weeknight shift
System must be capable of exchanging both S&C assets and CWR
System must deliver rail, exchange rails, and collect scrap in the same
working shift
Key considerations for interface groups:
Permanent way:
The track gauge is 1435mm. The rail type is UIC60 (aka CEN60) on mainly ballasted track with twin block sleepers, and ~50km single track on slab track.
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