Smart Tamp, Fugro’s innovative ‘design first’ tamping solution, is now available to clients in Australia and the rest of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Smart Tamp aims to radically improve outcomes from tamping, the essential intervention that maintains track alignment, to prevent derailments, reduce wear and tear on assets and rolling stock, and achieve a smooth ride.
The design first approach advocates for designing programming software first before writing any code. Smart Tamp takes geo-data acquired by RILA, Fugro’s train-borne data acquisition platform, and provides insights for maintaining track geometry and reducing dynamic forces.
This lowers maintenance costs for track and train operators and increases asset life cycle, both of which improve the quality and efficiency of the track maintenance process.
At its heart, Smart Tamp facilitates better design tamping by optimising alignment through the whole rail corridor, rather than just the sections of track that need tamping, by taking into account objects next to the track, such as masts, tunnels and platforms.
This ensures application of the best alignment to create smoother transitions and curves for reduced wear and a more comfortable ride for passengers.
Bill Jones, Fugro’s Business Development Manager for Land Asset Integrity in APAC, said the arrival of the Smart Tamp solution was “great news for our clients in Australia and the wider APAC region”.
“Because Smart Tamp is based on accurate geo-data acquired by Fugro’s RILA, we now offer a game-changing tamping solution for better safety and efficiency throughout APAC’s rail networks.”