Introducing InfraMon

InfraMon is an asset monitoring technology from Ricardo that provides real-time information on the condition of rail heads, track geometry and overall ride comfort.

By installing sensors and data-loggers onboard regular passenger traffic, InfraMon accumulates track condition data throughout the operational day and reports the findings directly to maintenance teams via customised dashboards.

What is infrastructure monitoring?

Through the continual monitoring of track components, any degradation is identified long before maintenance or safety limits are exceeded. This enables track maintenance to move away from a typically reactive approach - only responding to faults after the event - and to take preventative action before the damage starts to disrupt services and becomes more costly to repair.

It also frees routine maintenance regimes from relying on access to dedicated measurements vehicles and removes the risk of minor defects developing into major faults during lengthy intervals between surveys. Instead, engineering teams gain continuous round-the-clock reports of track conditions, allowing them to monitor trends and respond to emerging concerns that would otherwise go unreported.