Key Facts about McCulloch Rail

1. Scrap recovery
  • Can work under OLE without isolation and adjacent line(s) can be kept open
  • Can cut rail into any size rquired for uplift
  • Can lift 24 lengths of 40 foot (12.2metres) rail in 20 minutes
  • Scrap rail left at designated area
  • Typically we can remove up to one mile (88 tonnes) of scrap rail in one 10 hour shift and up to half a mile (44 tonnes) in a shorter mid-week shift
  • We are unique in that we can recycle the rail to other locations

2. Re-railing
  • Can work under OLE without isolation and adjacent line(s) can be kept open
  • Can work on single line
  • No machine controller required 
  • Can install 1 x 709ft (216.1 metres) of rail in under 6 minutes
  • Can also install Bullhead Rail

3. Material Logistics
  • Can transport from 60 foot rails to 709 foot rails to any position required
  • Can also transport Bullhead Rail
  • Can also transport sleepers, switches and crossings (S&C) to any position required

4. Switches & Crossings (S&C)
  • Can transport all switches and crossings to any position required
  • Can turn a switch or crossing within its own footprint

5. Defective Rail Replacement
  • Can take out defective rail, put new rail in and remove defective rail to designated point

6. Tunnels
  • Scrap recovery in tunnels poses no problems
  • Due to the size of the Trac Rail Transposer and having no tail swing, tunnel working poses no problems for re-railing
  • Material logistics can be undertaken in tunnels
  • Defective rail replacement can be carried out in tunnels

7. Safety Aspect
  • Safety Record - no RIDDOR incidents to date
  • Trac Rail Transposer is less labour intensive than a RRV, no machine controller required
  • Trac Rail Transposer is safer than RRV with thimble
  • Portable modular access, no RRAP required
  • Can cross track ensuring no damage to rail, ballast profile or drainage

Trac Rail Transposer - v - Road Rail Vehicle
Using a Trac Rail Transposer is the safest, most efficient and cost effective way of installing, removing or transposing rail.

Below is a list of some of the benefits that the Trac Rail Transposer has over the use of a RRV
  Trac Rail Transposer Road Rail Vehicle
Work without Machine Controller supervision              √      

           X

Approved for track access without RRAP              √            X

Re-rail on single line

             √            X
Adjacent line(s) can be open to traffic              √            X
All round visibility i.e. no blind spots              √             X
Cross tracking without damage to cables, rail, ballast, drainage etc.              √            X
Fail safe stopping system              √            X
Work on OLE routes without isolation              √            X
No tail swing risk to staff or vehicles on adjacent lines              √            X
No RIDDOR instances to date              √            X
Capable of installing 709ft of rail in 6 minutes              √            X
Rail locked in unique fail safe system              √            X
Easy to transport to site - no need for low loader              √             X
Low fuel costs per shift              √            X
Easy to recover from line - self recovery system              √            X
No stress put on rail              √            X
Suitable for high output re-railing              √            X
Capable of installing Bullhead Rail              √            X
Fast start on arrival at lineside              √            X