Iarnród Éireann wishes to seek expressions of interest for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects.

These defects which vary in depth from 0,01 mm to 25 mm include among others, gauge corner cracking, side-wear, corrugations, wheel burns, shelling, high and low dipped joints.

The service will be required to operate throughout the rail network on the island of Ireland.

The equipment required to provide this service will be mounted on a suitable self-propelled rail vehicle which will be capable of operating within track possession supplied by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.

Please note the track gauge on the Iarnród Éireann network is 1 602 mm.

The service will require the contractor to provide the necessary on-track rail machine or road rail vehicle, consumables, trained competent staff to operate and maintain the equipment together with all necessary support systems. It will be a requirement of the contract for the service provider to make available post condition surveys of the rail head as deemed necessary by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.