RAIL SURVEYING
Innovation in surveying – bespoke solutions for infrastructure projects
The surveying industry has seen remarkable investment and development in software and hardware recently. Murphy Surveys has been able to maximise these new technologies to provide innovative service offerings and bespoke solutions to meet clients’ needs, says its head of infrastructure Trevor Moore.
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consultancy operating throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30 years of experience.
Increased use of laser scanning and digital data through the use of building information modelling (BIM) allows a far greater return on investment where data can be used for planning and ongoing facilities management on various types of infrastructure.
large-scale track and tunnelling surveys using Amberg Track Trolley systems to document tunnel wall conditions along with track
scanning provides quick and accurate data capture of lineside features and maximises the amount of information that can be gathered in short possessions. Collected survey data
Recently – following a client’s request – where sectional information could be extracted directly from a web interface and exported
remedial works to be carried out, to mitigate against the risk of a landslip.
never been easier, with a multitude of software developers providing new innovative software meet clients’ needs.
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20-week survey work begins on East West Rail
David Stevenson reports on the latest developments on East West Rail.
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extensive 20-week period of ground investigation and structural survey work on the East West Rail line has begun.
doing ground investigation surveys, involving the drilling of more than 250 boreholes and visual and intrusive surveys of all over-bridges, under-bridges and culverts.
The daytime works are being undertaken Claydon.
The East West Rail link is expected to be a catalyst for growth that will “enhance” the environment for existing and new businesses,
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attracting inward investment and helping create thousands of new jobs.
A recent Arup assessment of the economic annual boost to the regional economy as a result of investment in the route’s ‘Western freight services between Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, Bedford and Oxford.
As part of the surveying work, a temporary site compound was set up north of the railway at
It will be active for about 40 weeks. The site will used for storage and parking.
After survey and de-vegetation work between Bicester and Bletchley last year, a second phase of work has been planned, involving further vegetation management, general maintenance and upkeep of the rail corridor. This was due 2015.
The East West Rail consortium of local authorities along the corridor from East Anglia to Oxfordshire recently noted that work to construct a new chord at Bicester to link the Chiltern Mainline – while upgrading and re- signalling the line, and building the new Oxford Parkway station at Water Eaton – is on track.
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