Cost efficient electrification: Enhanced construction assurance using high-resolution as-fitted static wire profiles to identify allocation and construction errors

Nikolaos Baimpas, Tulay Ercan, Simon Skinner, Ashley Johnson, Nick Pekridis, Alexander J.G. Lunt, Train - Rail infrastructure Solutions , SPL PowerLines, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Bath

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Ahead of Print.
A novel construction assurance methodology was developed and tested on the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) as part of the Midland Mainline Electrification (MMLE) Kettering to Wigston (K2W) project in the UK. Implemented alongside the National Technical ...