Grinding

Our team of experts provide a range of Grinding services to support the essential maintenance of the UK’s rail network. We understand the importance of ensuring infrastructure assets are regularly inspected and maintained to ensure the safety of passengers and fleet. All of our works are carried out in line with Network Rail Standards NR/L2/TRK/001, NR/L2/TRK/053 and NR/L2/TRK/1054.      

With extensive experience delivering our services, we have an in-depth knowledge of this safety-critical service and continuously look for ways to improve how we undertake our grinding programmes.

Our highly–trained and competent team can undertake both pre and post grind inspections to provide the following: 

• Confirmation of track integrity 
• Review track condition and historical data 
• Review work quality 
• Review proposal for track renewals or refurbishment work and advise clients 
• Preventative and corrective plain line and S&C grinding
• Derailment hazard removal/reduction 
• Enable lifting of speed restrictions and banned movements 
• Profile and noise reduction management 
• Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) removal 
• Rail roughness testing
• Regular maintenance schedules 
• Client tailored proactive maintenance plans

NRL’s management team partner with our clients to ensure all safety and compliance objectives are met, including accurate planning of work, safety clearance and equipment suitability to mitigate risk – drawing on their extensive expertise working on Network Rail’s infrastructure to deliver Grinding services with 100% compliance. 

We have worked in collaboration with Network Rail and the Track Treatment Team since 2004, to ensure the safe and effective delivery of S&C Grinding fleet services.

Our training division can provide our clients with industry recognised training programmes to extend workforce knowledge and expertise. As well as practical skills training, we’re also proud to be a IOSH approved training provider for their range of safety management courses.

NRL’s management team have worked across extensive Grinding projects, supporting safety-critical maintenance across the infrastructure. They work with our clients to deliver programmes with a focus on driving innovative solutions that boost productivity, whilst ensuring work is completed within the project timescales and HSEQ expectations.