20 – 22 May 2014 Earls Court 2, London


Site access control


MacRail will present an innovative solution for site access control and reporting. The MacRail System is a unique web-based, real- time, progress reporting and workforce attendance monitoring system. It can be enhanced with modules to track equipment/radios and/or provide full close call monitoring and recording. Both services are backed up by a 24/7 reporting centre which can also handle smaller worksites or office/ security staff registers to allow consistency of planning and payroll sources. Developed primarily for track renewal operations, the system and delivery methods can easily be adapted to suit other civil engineering works. A recent contract covers Track Partnership working on London Underground


infrastructure. Current innovations include introduction of the Sentinel card scheme, with options to enable sign-on by this method to be seamlessly integrated into MacRail site registers. All MacRail Site Access Controllers have been provided with Sentinel card readers for use at the point of entry to a site. This summer sees the launch of other new products to be demonstrated at Infrarail. These include a mobile data application to give access to key project data, with further functions being developed, a suite of temporary solutions for mobile site access control and a new concept in fatigue management, plus a remedy to improve, collate and coordinate close call reporting.


Site safety


Site communications


A range of communication products for on site personnel will be on display by dBD. Its Apollo systems support three or four users up to 60m apart, though this can be extended to 500m. Examples have been purchased by Network Rail for use during tandem lift and MEWPS activities. Also on show will be dBD’s multiple system charging board, which allows up to eight headsets to be charged simultaneously. The Athena Ultra-Light, the latest development


in dBD Communications’ Network Rail-approved range of Athena hard hat- mountable communication systems, will also be on show. This plays audio through a right ear dome only for less protrusion when in use. And the DSP function which eliminates site noise to enable operators to maintain clear communications with their controllers will be featured too.


Essential healthcare


Express Medicals looks forward to welcoming visitors to its stand to outline the range of services it offers to companies working on Network Rail, London Underground, DLR and Crossrail infrastructures.


These particularly include medical examinations and drugs & alcohol services provided UK-wide via a nationwide on-site service and at 16 clinics located in major cities and towns.


Track data collection by DPI


An innovative solution for on-site role identification will be on display by Safeaid. QuickBand® armbands address potential issues arising from the use of traditional products, particularly lack of visibility when not worn on the arm. Safeaid says that QuickBand armbands have great wearer acceptance due to their comfort and flexibility, and that they enhance safety as they are not loose or


Register now at: www.infrarail.com Safeaid’s QuickBand armband


dangling from items of PPE or clothing, which could be potentially hazardous with moving machinery. Bright orange in colour, the armbands are highly visible, and their inserts have very clear print ensuring they can be seen from a distance, with the added benefit that inserts can be swapped around depending on the nature of the role being carried out.


Diamond Point International (DPI) will unveil its latest generation data-collecting computers at Infrarail. Currently the company is working on several key installations for London Underground including 200 systems for Central Line trains and all the computing for the ATMS (Automatic Track Measurement System), which is destined to revolutionise LUL’s predictive fault diagnosis and track maintenance regimes. It is also developing a pilot scheme with two national train companies and infrastructure operators to improve real time data collection on track condition. DPI says it had another


very successful year in 2013, due in no short measure to


its increasing involvement in helping rail operators get better data from their trains. It has increased its exposure to the industry primarily by attending shows like Infrarail.


Explaining the firm’s philosophy, Managing Director John Vaines said: “There is a massive need for real time data collection on today’s overworked train and metro infrastructures. In a perfect world where money was plentiful operators could order new trains with all the latest data collection and remote diagnostics pre-fitted. Unfortunately that world doesn’t exist and our mission is to help operators get the most out of their existing rolling stock however old it might be.”


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