The application of “leveraging Developments in Monitoring Technology for optimizing Track, Bridge, Cutting and Tunnel Maintenance” should pay off with tangible impacts for the “Ultimate Goal to prevent Railway Accidents” in reducing the risk of train-passengers “Close-to-Zero” to be caught up in fatal, nasty and unwanted Train-Accidents on account of track, bridge, cutting- and tunnel […]

The Government of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Transport have entrusted the construction of the Matara to Beliatta Phase I railway extension to China Machinery Corporation (CMC). The difficult topography and geology of the terrain is challenging. The rail-extension will consist of twelve bridges, and two tunnels. Railway stations will be set up at […]

Switches (turnouts/points) and crossings are vulnerable nerve centres of railway infrastructure and are main cost-drivers. Their maintenance is highly costly for the infrastructure management. Switch-defects, -failures and train-derailments, on account of defective switches, disturb the traffic flow in a high extend. Switch and turnout machine failures account for a large proportion of infrastructure related delays […]