Signal Equipment

High-quality maintenance to ensure the safety and reliability of railways

When the average person pictures railway signals, they think of the lights that turn green for "go" and red for "stop", but there's much more to them than that. All kinds of signal equipment are needed to keep a railway running, including level crossings, point machines to change the direction trains travel in, track circuits to detect the position of trains and ATS (automatic train stop). An enormous amount of equipment interacts closely, and the smallest issue can cause a major accident or shutdown. Our specialist engineers carry out top-notch inspections and repair work to ensure the safety and reliability of the railways we serve.

Inspections

Inspections of signal and security equipment

Railway signal equipment uses red and green lights to tell the driver when to stop and when to go. Our maintenance inspections ensure that the signals given are accurate—a crucial element in ensuring the safety and reliability of a railway.

Inspections of point machines

Point machines use electricity to switch the rails, which changes the direction trains travel in. Any faults will cause delays immediately, so we take the utmost care in inspection work such as checking and adjusting the equipment and measuring the voltage and current during switching.

Repairs

Repairs of level crossing security equipment

Level crossings are a familiar sight around railways. These use an alarm and a display to alert pedestrians and drivers that a train is coming, and block access to the tracks when a train approaches. We inspect and repair equipment such as the alarm devices, boom barriers and speakers to keep level crossings in full working order at all times and ensure the safety of everyone crossing the tracks.