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Rugby Railway Engineering School & Competence Assessment Centre
GM Rail Services puts the building and development of personal and corporate competence at the centre of its operations.
Slideshow:
Overview of the track area of the school
F switch on timber with a supplementary drive and supplementary detector
AHB Level Crossing / LED Four Aspect signal / SSI equipment in school
An array of point machines with rigs to stimulate switch & stock rail
TPWS fitment
AzLM axle counters
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C switch on timber with a supplementary drive
Lever frame - part of the mechanical area
Racks for cable termination & testing
D Switch on concrete with a 4 foot mounted supplementary drive
GM Rail Services personnel undergo assessment and training at its Railway Engineering School and Technical Assessment Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire.
We run an external programme of training courses for signalling activities, including:-
- SMTH renewal & initial training
- SWTH Mod 5, 3A, 3C, 3D, 3BL, and 4 initial and assessment
- Back drive and adjustable stretcher training
- Supplementary Detectors
- HW points machine installation and maintenance
- Clamp lock installation and maintenance
- M63 points machine installation and maintenance
- M3 points machine installation and maintenance
- 5P points machine installation and maintenance
- SGE points machine installation and maintenance
- TI 21 track circuits
- AHB level crossing barriers
- HVI track circuits
- AzLM Axle Counters
- TPWS installation and maintenance
- Signalling Technical Workplace assessment
- Telecomms Installation Protocols
- Earth Testing
- Diagram Reading Installation Skills
- Basic Signalling 1
Key features to the indoor facility include:
- Four types of points operation; mechanical, clamp locks, HW2000 & M63 machines with M3, 5P and SGE machines on site
- Two types of back drive - single and double with supplementary detectors
- Three types of full length switch: B, C and F (all on timber)
- A Shallow Depth ‘D’ Switch on concrete.
- Four types of track circuit: DC, TI21, HVI and AC
- An 8 lever frame with mechanical signals and detectors
- AzLM Axle Counters
- SSI Location Case
- A full TPWS fitment
- AHB level crossing rig loc barriers with associated circuits
- A range of 2, 3 & 4 aspect signals with subsidiary, route indicators and stencil indications, a fibre optic banner, a 4 aspect LED signal including route indicator and sub signal, together with AWS magnets and suppressors
- Three lengths of plain line rail with flat bottom, bull head and RT60 rail
- Three air conditioned classrooms with ceiling mounted projectors
- A standard AWS arrangement including a suppressor, as well as a ‘Southern’ AWS
- A working block section
- A Westinghouse Style L Combined Lock, an SGE Type GA Style Combined Lock with an SGE Gravity Lock and an assortment of circuit controllers and Westinghouse lever catch handle equipment. As well as an SGE Type HJ 103 Electric Detector Box, three slides for facing points with tappet actuator contacts.
We are also able to provide a bespoke programme of coaching, training, competence assessment and verification for external clients.
For further information:
Fax: 01788 551 138
Email: info@gmrail.co.uk
Website: www.gmrail.co.uk