2. Testing
Axle
All railway vehicles are subject to periodic axle inspections.
This specialist procedure is mandated by railway group
standards to ensure the continuing high levels of railway safety.
Balfour Beatty Rail offer ultrasonic axle testing of all railway
vehicles, including;
• Passenger trains
• Freight trains
• On-track plant and machinery
• Road-rail vehicles
Complete Assurance
• Balfour Beatty Rail provides an Ultrasonic Axle Testing service that is managed and fully
supported by a professional Level III NDT Engineer
• Delighted returning clients include; Infrastructure controllers in UK, Ireland, Chile, Australia
and passenger & freight operators in UK and mainland Europe
• Our services are provided by fully trained & certificated Technicians
3. We offer a world-wide, fully mobile service at the client’s depot or at field locations as required.
We have both national and international experience in the field of ultrasonic testing.
Service arrangements include but are not limited to;
• Maintenance plan
• Ad hoc
• Call-off
Flexibility of
Service
A Total
Solution
Benefiting from the partnerships with worldwide Balfour Beatty companies, we offer a total NDT and welding
package including:
• Consultancy survey and inspection
• Reporting
• Training and certification for in-house testing schemes
Other specialist NDT areas include:
• Magnetic particle testing
• Dye penetrant testing
• Pressure vessel testing in accordance with PSSR-2000 GB SI 128
• Eddy current and ACFM
• Endoscopy
• Radiography
• Hardness testing
Ultrasonic Axle Testing is part of a family of products and services provided by Balfour Beatty Rail covering
measurement and analysis systems, signalling, engineering support and specialist track products.
Our aim is to improve safety, prevent downtime, improve efficiency, reduce maintenance and lower lifecycle
costs for rail operators and their partners.
