Case studies
Evidence of our involvement in these market sectors can found in the case studies presented on this website. These case studies demonstrate how our products and services can be applied to sector specific issues.
Corus is an international organisation and its skills are valued worldwide.
Corus has provided products and services to many of the most prestigious locations and challenging environments around the world, from France's TGV network to heavy freight lines in the Arctic Circle.
Through close interaction with nationalised and privatised rail networks in the delivery of these projects, Corus has become a strategic supply chain partner to many international railway organisations.
Ballast Condition Assessment
Ballast condition assessment for benchmarking current condition and future maintenance planning.
Rail Vehicle Asset Register
Development of a web based database for storing large quantities of data related to vehicle assets.
Welding Technology Development
Innovative weld deposition process for cost effective restoration of grooved rails.
Defective Rail Crossing Investigation
Identification of the root cause of failure in fractured and defective rails.
Weld Approval Test
Independent laboratory testing to European standards to provide approval data for mobile on-track Flash Butt Welding plant.
Gautrain Wheel-Rail Interface Study
Wheel-Rail Interface study and rail grade selection for the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link (GRRL), South Africa.
System Rail Wear Survey
Track wear survey for benchmarking current condition and future maintenance planning.
Allington Chord
The Corus team identified risks associated with interfaces to the existing infrastructure and carried out further investigation to quantify risks where necessary. The resulting information was used to develop a safe and cost-effective chord scheme and to provide evidence for submission to statutory approval bodies including HMRI.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase Two
Corus utilised its market-leading welding expertise to produce long welded rail that met the client’s specification. Proven and comprehensive Quality Assurance procedures, coupled with extensive experience in the production of long welded rail, meant that Corus was able to produce consistent, high quality welds.
Grinding
To determine if the use of high speed grinding technology could prevent low adhesion during the leaf fall season.
Loftus Plain Line Renewal
Design the horizontal and vertical track alignment for a 880 yard plain line renewal scheme at the Cleveland Potash mine.
Rolling Contact Fatigue
Track site monitoring programme in order to develop greater understanding of the development of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) cracking both in terms of causative factors and propagation rates.
Switch and Crossing Design Study
A study of the renewal and maintenance of switches and crossings (S&C) in support of the operator’s “Decision Support Tools (DST) Programme”.
c2c Project
A comprehensive programme of works to examine all the components of vehicle/track interaction.
Barry Waterfront
The remit to Corus required the installation of approximately 80m of platform and ramps procured within 5 weeks and installed on the site within 2 weeks.
East coast main line upgrade
Since August 1999 Corus has provided a multi-functional Consultancy service to Network Rail Project Delivery and the ECML Programme Management Team, in its upgrading of the East Coast Main Line and Diversionary routes.
Failure of Overhead Line Catenary Wires
An investigation into failure of overhead line (OHL) catenary wires.
Kildare route project
The Kildare Route Project (KRP) is a EUR 340 million project identified in the Irish Governments' National Development Plan.
Leeds 1st
Corus played a key role in Network Rail's ambitious £165 million project from carrying out the initial site surveys, feasibility and outline design stages through to the detailed design of the switch and crossing layouts.
National Gauging Project
Corus was commissioned by Network Rail HQ to complete a series of assignments.
Newark dyke bridge
Newark Dyke Bridge, built in 1889, is located at Newark in Nottinghamshire, on Network Rail's East Coast Main Line.
North transpennine route improvements
Corus has worked closely with Network Rail to produce a strategic feasibility report covering the engineering works required to achieve the North Transpennine Upgrade project.
Rovie level crossing
Rovie Level crossing is in Scotland on the line between Inverness and Wick. Due to concerns for safety at the crossing, Network Rail were requested to improve existing arrangements.
Scottish freight route
The client was considering various additional freight routes to create additional train paths between London and Glasgow, increasing capacity on the East and West Coast Main Lines.
Structures assessment
As part of Network Rail's Alliance Programme, this project involved the inspection and assessment of the load carrying capacity of bridges in the London North Eastern Zone.
Sunderland metro
The project, known as Sunderland Direct, involved the extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro System for Pelaw to Sunderland along an existing railway, and construction of a new 5km line from Sunderland to South Hylton.
