Delivering a better service for passengers
Rail infrastructure is an integral part of the UK rail system, playing a key role in keeping trains running safely and on schedule.
Working with our partners, Porterbrook supports and funds significant infrastructure and refurbishment projects that maintain and enhance the railway for operators and passenger.
Upgrading Infrastructure
Class 153 Visual Inspection Units
Porterbrook and Network Rail have been working to convert ex-passenger Class 153 trains into a transformational switches and crossings train-borne monitoring service. This is supporting a new path for safe inspection of assets, meaning engineers can dial up inspections and decision making from a desktop and reduce time spent on track.
The Visual Inspection Units means that on foot inspections of switches and crossings can be reduced by up to 50%, with an expected 3,900 hours fewer boots on ballast in a year for one delivery unit alone. This project won the Safety Achievement of the Year category at the National Rail Awards in 2023.
Train Stations
Ticket machines and gate line barriers are part of Porterbrook’s diverse rail infrastructure portfolio that helps to keep passengers moving across the country every day
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Shunt locomotives
Equipped with cutting-edge technology, our sustainable shunt locomotives optimise the efficiency and environmental performance of train operations within depots.
