Rail Infrastructure Asset Management

With close to 2.5 billion passengers travelling from over 2,500 railway stations in the UK every year, the effective maintenance of this essential transport infrastructure, with minimal disruption, remains a key objective for the rail Asset Manager.

Much of this infrastructure, like car parks and platforms, is constructed with a bituminous bound surface material. Concrete and engineering bricks are also widely used in support posts, bridges, viaducts and support walls.

The maintenance of rail car parks can be extremely disruptive to travellers and costly to the relevant station operator through the loss of passenger movements and revenue from the ‘pay and display’ car park. Asphalt repair and replacement on station platforms can have dramatic cost and disruption consequences due to restricted access, limited working hours and track closures. Degradation of the concrete assets, like cable posts and bridges create further maintenance challenges with the growth of buddleia, and the associated mortar damage, causing on-going repairs to support walls and viaducts.

The use of ASI’s asphalt repair and preservation technology can ensure that the functional life of car park surfaces are significantly extended and maintained in a safe and functional manner. Platform surfaces can be repaired and preserved without the need for waste removal and bulk material supply and these proprietary works can be completed with minimised disruption to travellers. Concrete assets can be treated with unique protection materials which will prevent historic degradation and buddleia growth is negated through the elimination of water ingress into mortar materials.

Read more about the Rhinopatch, Rhinophalt, Rhinoseal and Chem-Crete Pavix processes.