Rail Coating Solutions
Our proven Rail Coatings offer fantastic benefits, including:
- Provides galvanic corrosion protection.
- Electrically conductive coating.
- High-durability allows rail installation with standard handling techniques.
- High temperature capability minimises heat damage from welding operations.
- Coating thickness does not impair fitting of nylon insulators and fastenings.
Rail Coatings, Key Benefits:
- Reduced rail life time costs through reduced rail maintenance and increased rail life.
- Reduced rail replacement costs compared to epoxy paint coating systems.
- Retained S&T capabilities.
Ings Road, Doncaster
Coated rails at Ings Road level crossings on both East Coast Main Line and Leeds-Doncaster Line – installed April 2004 and December 2003 respectively.
Severn Tunnel
Hyperloy M1034 rail installed extensively in Severn Tunnel 2008 and still going strong – rail life extended beyond previous renewal schedules with resultant savings.
Dawlish Costal Route
Coated clips on the Dawlish Coastal Line as part of a Pandrol UK test program – installed February 2004. Coated rail installed February 2009 as part of a Network Rail track renewal scheme.
Ings Road Case Study
The level crossings at Ings Road have a short life between re-rails, typically 2 years, due to excessive corrosion caused by road treatment products (salt, etc), coal dust and debris from abattoir delivery vehicles.
- Rails coated and delivered to site September 2002 – missing the scheduled re-railing.
- Coated rails stored in a lay-by between crossings – note that during this period they were partially buried with track ballast.
- Rails installed in Leeds-Doncaster Line crossing December 2003 and last inspected May 2005 with no evidence of rail corrosion.
- Rails installed in East Coast Main Line crossing April 2004 and last inspected March 2005 (together with the other crossing by Brian Whitney as part of the approval process) – no evidence of rail corrosion.
- Rails eventually removed from both crossings in 2010/2011 due reasons other than corrosion.
Uncoated Rail
Coated Rail
Uncoated: After Test
Coated: After Test
