Electrification Design

Corus offers proven expertise and considerable experience – both in the UK and overseas – in the design and construction of Overhead Line Equipment (OLE).

The service is fully accredited by Network Rail in all OLE design disciplines including system design, basic design, allocation and construction design. The OLE design team can offer clients a wide range of services from feasibility studies for new schemes and renewals through to the production of wiring layouts and bonding plans. State-of-the-art software tools are utilised in the automated production of bills of quantities, structure loading assessments and profile designs.

Key services include:

• Infrastructure condition surveys and assessment.
• Height and stagger survey and analysis.
• Feasibility studies.
• Power supply studies.
• Outline and detailed overhead system design.
• Production of basic designs.
• Foundation and structure loading assessment.
• Site management.
• Section proving.
• Construction design support.
• Third/fourth rail DC design.
• Provision D&C Engineer services.
• Provision of Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE).