• Commissioning of new vehicles

• On Track brake testing to determine deceleration rate and stopping distances using hIgh speed GPS or, ground speed Radar in areas with poor satellite coverage

• Slip Brake Testing - Off network testing using our custom slip brake coupler to release a vehicle while moving from the back of a consist to determine brake performance

• Static brake testing including block loads, pressure monitoring and brake timings

• S2182 A1 – Engineers Vehicles – Brake System.

• Railway Group Standards (RGS) GMRT2045, Compatibility for Braking Systems of Rail Vehicles.

• UIC 544-1 - Brakes – Braking Performance.

• BS EN 16834 - Railway Applications – Braking – Brake Performance.

• Following the recent success of our collaboration with Network Rail on the L2C electrification project, we have improved our pantograph/OHL test capability.

• BS EN 50317 compliant pantograph testing.

• Pantograph and OLE Interoperability - conformance to BS EN 50367

• OHL Wire height, Stagger and structure geo location

• Defect identification and reporting

Qualified to conduct a full suite of resistance to derailment tests on freight and passenger rolling stock Including:

• On track dynamic RIDE assessment.

• Cyclic Top Analysis

• Vehicle and Axle weighing

• DQ/Q Torsional stiffness

• DY/Q Derailment Quotient

• Bogie Rotational stiffness (X factor)

• Lateral track force calculation

• Kinematic Vehicle Sway Testing

• On track instrumentation and test of rolling stock using strain gauges accelerometers and displacement transducers to quantify vehicle dynamics

• Model Validation and RLD (VAMPIRE)

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• Specialsts in validation and Certification

• Strain gauging and analysis of resultant in service data collection
  
  (Component calibration and loadcell conversion to give electrical output in microstrain or mV/V)

• Analysis of structures to the requirements of BS 7608 - Guide to fatigue design and assessment of steel products

• Fatigue Life Predictions performed using Stress and Strain Life calculation

• Vehicle borne equipment vibration

• Rail vehicle noise testing to BS EN ISO 3095

• Powertrain EMC Monitoring and analysis

• Diesel locomotive and multiple unit (DMU) exhaust emissions monitoring and analysis

• Buffer and Headstock and superstructure stain gauging for defamation monitoring

• Monitor speed and acceleration, accurately quantifying the impact force and inertia

• Monitor the interface between Bogie and body

• Live DC Shoe Gear measurements

• 750v DC track measurements

• Acoustic aerodynamics and pressure measurement of vehicles passing through tunnels

• OLE, Bridges, Tunnels, Supports, building etc

• Strain surveys

• local member displacement

• Remote and local event triggered test monitoring

• Long term condition monitoring for preventative maintenance

• Long Term Condition Monitoring

• Wheels Profile Measurements

• Auxillary Electrical Performance & Investigation

• Carden Shaft Torque and Power

• Detonator Audibility

• Electrical Performance

• Electrical Traction Pack Performance and Investigation

• Final Drive, Gearbox Testing & Investigation

• Lighting Performance

• HIgh Speed Speed Video Monitoring

• Warning Horn Audibility testing

• WSP Traction Testing

• Track & Track Fastening durability and in service testing