XiTRACK™ Applied At Lowest Temperature Recorded (February 2006)

During XiTRACK application at the Balavil Bridge project in Scotland, the sustained ambient temperature was recorded at -9^oC.  This is the lowest application temperature to date and graphically demonstrates that low temperatures need not limit polymer application, provided the ballast is not physically blocked by ice.

Careful management and control of on-site procedures and material handling ensured that the application went to plan and the job was finished on time.

In designing the process as a whole, special attention has been paid so that the XiTRACK treatment can be carried out in a wide range of temperature, weather and ballast conditions.  

Frozen River During XiTRACK Application

Trio Of Awards For XiTRACK™ (December 2005)

XiTRACK has recently been the proud recipient of three awards. Hyperlast is an active partner in the XiTRACK project which is consolidating its reputation for fixing recurring track faults and effectively reducing maintenance costs for the rail industry.

It was 'Highly Commended' as runner-up in the 'Innovation of the Year' category at the 2005 National Rail Awards in London.  It was the only entrant that showed significant novelty in track engineering.

A paper on the use of XiTRACK presented at the Permanent Way Institution was awarded the prestigious 'Institution Silver Award'.  The Permanent Way Institution represents the infrastructure interests of the railway industry and its publications are widely read both in the UK and overseas.  The award was presented by PWI President Richard Spoors at the Annual General Meeting in June.

Another paper highlighting the benefits of XiTRACK in its application at Purfleet Deep Wharf Crossing was presented at the 2005 Railway Engineering Conference in June and was awarded the 'Railway Engineering Award'.

Reproduced with kind permission from 'Vita News' Dec 2005 

XiTRACK™ Makes The Front Page!

To coincide with the publication of the XiTRACK Paper Cost Effective Solution of Persistent Permanent-way Track Faults Using XiTRACK Geocomposite Technology in the October 2005 edition of the Journal of The Permanent Way Institution, XiTRACK application at Purfleet was featured on the journal cover.

The Permanent Way Institution (www.permanentwayinstitution.com) represents the infrastructure interests of the railway industry and its publications, particularly its Journal, are widely read both in the UK and overseas.

The cover image is reproduced here with the kind permission of The Permanent Way Institution.

Innovation of the Year: National Rail Awards (September 2005)

At the 2005 National Rail Awards in London 2005 RAIL Awards Dinner on 2nd September at the Grosvenor House Hotel, XiTRACK™ was 'Highly Commended' as runner-up in the prestigious 'Innovation of the Year' category.

XiTRACK was the only entrant that demonstrated significant novelty in track engineering and improvement.

The National Rail Awards are the British railway industry’s biggest and most comprehensive recognition scheme, with major rail and associated companies being represented at the dinner.

RE Engineering Paper Award (July 2005)

XiTRACK™ presented two papers at the 8th International Railway Engineering Conference in London in June 2005.  This leading conference is attended by delegates from around the world and the XiTRACK papers, Verification of XiTRACK Reinforcement Over Weak Alluvial Soils at Deep Wharf Level Crossing, Purfleet and Advanced Non-linear Dynamic Finite Element Modelling of Railway Track Behaviour, attracted interest from a large audience.  The first paper described the verification of the XiTRACK Technique on the Purfleet site treated in 2004.  The second paper gave an insight into the range of mathematical modelling techniques used at the design stages of the process.

The Engineering Paper Award was presented (right) by Professor Mike Forde (University of Edinburgh) to Gerald Nicholl and Peter Woodward during the Conference.

XiTRACK™ Wins PWI Award (29 April 2005)

A paper on the use of XiTRACK presented at the Permanent Way Institution on 5 July 2004 has been awarded the prestigious ‘Institution Silver Award’.  The paper can be accessed from this link and is printed in the PWI’s Journal Volume 122 Part 3, 2004.  The paper was jointly authored by Peter Woodward from XiTRACK Limited and David Thompson from Balfour Beatty Rail Technologies Limited and discusses how XiTRACK process can be used to solve persistent railway track problems.

The Award was presented by Richard Spoors (PWI President) at the 2005 PWI Annual General Meeting on 4 June 2005.

The Permanent Way Institution represents the infrastructure interests of the railway industry and its publications are well read both in the UK and overseas.

David & Peter (right) receive the Award 

XiTRACK™ Receives Full Product Acceptance (20 April 2005)

XiTRACK Limited is pleased to announce that the XiTRACK Process received full product acceptance from Network Rail on 20th April 2005 (certificate number PA05/01995).

XiTRACK, a unique GeoComposite solution for ballast strengthening uses a polymer compound.  The XiTRACK process of three-dimensional ballast reinforcement comprises elements of force measurement, mathematical modelling and polymer design, application and process verification.

XiTRACK has been implemented at a number of sites across the UK network as part of the approval and verification process.