Recent procurements of railway-track maintenance services in Ireland
2023-03-08Rail Welding, Repair and Track Inspection Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
This is a call to competition by IE for Rail Welding, Repair and Track Inspection Services. Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following;
(1) welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent.
(2) Electric Arc Welding Track Repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and …
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2021-07-19Refurbishments of Infrastructure On-Track Maintenance Machines (Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail is seeking suitably qualified candidates to participate in the tender process for the refurbishment of:
• two No 08 Universal Tampers 742 743;
• one No 09-2x Plain Line Tamper 744;
• one No 08 P&C Tamper 751; and
• one No RM 90 Ballast Cleaner 781.
It is envisaged that these refurbishment works shall be carried out over a maximum 4-year period and it is intended that only one of these machines shall not be available for service at any given time over the life of the …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Rhomberg Sersa Ireland Ltd
2019-09-24Long Term Contract for the Provision of Rail Flaw Detection Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann requires the services of a competent contractor to test the rail over its network for defects. The service required involves the provision of trained operators and equipment to scan the rail network to detect both internal and rolling contact surface defects and to provide reports and analysis to Iarnród Éireann.
The existing contract for these services will expire in May 2020.
Iarnród Éireann proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified candidates to participate in a tender …
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2018-05-03Supply of Track Welding Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following:
(1) welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent.
(2) Electric arc welding track repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail
(3) Grinding repair to Plain Rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone …
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2018-02-28Operation and Maintenance of On Track Machines (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) (Irish Rail) is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. IÉ is looking to appoint a suitable service provider to operate and maintain its On Track Machine (OTM) fleet.
Track maintenance operations are carried out on the network using IÉ owned On Track Machines. The OTM fleet is comprised of the following elements:
1) Plain Line and P&C Tampers;
2) Ballast Regulators;
3) Ballast Cleaners;
4) Dynamic Track Stabilizer;
5) Track Recording Vehicle;
6) Inspection Cars;
70 …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Rhomberg Sersa Rail Holding GmbH
2015-07-06Treatment of Surface Rail Defects (Iarnrod Eireann — Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann wishes to seek expressions of interest for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects.
These defects which vary in depth from 0,01 mm to 25 mm include among others, gauge corner cracking, side-wear, corrugations, wheel burns, shelling, high and low dipped joints.
The service will be required to operate throughout the rail network on the island of Ireland.
The equipment required to provide this service will be mounted on a suitable self-propelled rail vehicle which will …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Linsinger Maschinenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H
2014-09-02Provision of Stress Free Temperature (SFT) Measurement Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnrod Eireann (IE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitable companies to carry out in track, non destructive, non intrusive measurements to determine the Stress Free Temperature (SFT) on continuous welded rail (CWR) track sections at selected locations on the IE network.
The method of measurement must provide high output with accurate results. The method of measurement and proposed equipment must be beyond the trial stage and have been successfully used on other EU railways. The proposed …
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2014-07-12CCE5129 - Rail Welding, Grinding and Point Care Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnrod Eireann requires companies to provide personnel skilled in the following
(1)
welding of rails in situ, using the Aluminothermic welding process, under Sm W-F format or approved equivalent.
(2)
Electric Arc Welding Repairs, squats, wheel burns,
guage corner cracking - personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic
flux cored and stick welding for carbon and manganese steel.
(3)
Grinding repair to plain Rail,switches and crossings in carbon, TMZ and manganese steel.
(4)Competent in use of …
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2014-03-28CCE5132 - Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann wishes to seek expressions of interest for the provision of Ultrasonic Rail-Flaw Detection Services and Eddy Current Testing, to detect both internal and rolling contact surface defects, using ultrasonic/eddy current equipment. This equipment will be mounted on a rail vehicle, which can be self propelled or Loco Hauled. Please note the track gauge in Ireland is 1602 mm.
The services involve the provision of equipment, vehicles, trained operators to test the rail network over two separate …
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2012-10-02Operation & Maintenance of On Track Machines (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail is looking to appoint suitable service providers to operate and maintain its On Track Machines (OTM) fleet.
Track maintenance operations are carried out on the network using Iarnród Éireann owned On Track Machines. The OTM fleet is comprised of the following elements:
1. Plain Line and P&C Tampers
2. Regulators
3. Ballast Cleaners
4. Dynamic Track Stabilizer
5. Track Recording Vehicle
6. Inspection Cars
7. Other Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV)
The successful contractor will be …
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