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GIBB’s Railways Engineering sector is a world-class provider of technologically excellent, cost-effective and relevant rail engineering solutions, from planning to design and contract supervision of all projects, including:


Permanent way engineering

• Feasibility studies for new main-line, metro and light-rail construction
• Design and implementation planning for new works, remodelling and rationalisation
• Line speed improvement and upgrading of existing infrastructure
• Research and analysis into track behaviour
• Detailed design of complex junction layouts
• Siding and depot layouts
• Survey of existing installations
• Derailment and accident investigation

Railway signalling, railbound telecommunication and passenger information systems

• Feasibility studies for new stations and facilities and upgrades
• Design and implementation planning for new works
• Asset condition assessments
• Procurement management
• Performance specification
• Project management Infrastructure interface analysis
• Technical design solutions
• Service problem solutions
• Reliability studies
• Modernisation and upgrades
• Maintenance strategy
• Survey of existing installations

Rail electrical engineering

• General Electrical Light and Power installations (EL&P)
• Condition assessments
• Electrification Overhead Track Equipment (OHTE) Engineering
• Transmission line design on OHTE structure within the rail environment
• Road over rail OHTE alterations and implementation
• Traction power supply engineering

Rolling stock engineering

• Rolling stock management
• Passenger and freight business capacity solutions
• Risk management
• Maintenance management
• Safety systems development and audit
• Safety case
• Dependability management (RAMS)
• Rolling stock procurement
• Procurement management
• Performance specification
• Project management of vehicle acceptance
• Rolling stock engineering
• Infrastructure interface analysis
• Technical design solutions
• Electrical and mechanical systems
• Current collection systems
• Earthing and bonding
• Dynamic stability analysis
• Modernisation and upgrades
• Maintenance strategy

Railway systems engineering

• System interface management
• System integration management

Train control

• Signalling systems
• Capacity assessment
• Automatic train protection

Train operation

• Fleet utilisation
• Maintenance strategy
• Timetabling
• Automatic train operation

Railway-related maintenance engineering

• Maintenance philosophy and strategy formulation
• Maintenance audit and review
• Track maintenance management
• Infrastructure conditioning monitoring
• Maintenance system design
• Rail profile maintenance advice
• Maintenance facility design
• Initial staff structures, sizing and budgetary cost estimation