Published on : Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Inspecting the railway by air improves performance, reliability and safety with no disruption to activities on site, or to services for passengers. Images taken by our air ops team are available to all Network Rail staff to access from their desks, improving efficiencies and keeping our staff safe.In the past six months we have carried out consultations and training and sourced the best equipment to use across our network. We now have about 25 drone pilots, who have received bespoke specialist training, supplying important information around how we can most effectively use the technology.
Our staff can use RouteView, an online aerial image hosting system, to find inspection and survey shots they need to inspect the network. Teams across the business use RouteView when planning projects or maintenance, reducing the need for physical site visits and track-side asset inspections. Employees will have access to even more images thanks to drones.
Source:-Network Rail
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