Special engineering vehicles
From procurement to management and maintenance
This study aims to understand the engineering vehicle procurement procedure, operational management and maintenance procedures followed by various metro organisations around the world. The data collated intends to combine organisation specific operations and steps followed, major stakeholders, common hurdles and lessons learnt in procuring engineering vehicles.
What this study covers
- Locomotives
- Wagons
- Converted former passenger carriages
- On-track plant (i.e. tampers, grinders, cranes etc.)
- Track measurement cars
- Other specialised vehicles used in the inspection, maintenance and renewal of metro infrastructure systems and assets.
Road-Rail Vehicles and manual or motorised track trolleys were not included as these tend to be more readily available on the open market and require fewer customisations for each network.
The study also intends to shine light on the world of engineering vehicles and to bring together organisations to the process of procuring these vehicles that are specified to perform specific tasks on their respective networks.
Throughout the study, most metro organisations expressed their focus on future planning and collaborative effort in procuring engineering vehicles, with a vision in electrification, improvement in environmental impact and operation safety. Flexible use of vehicles is being considered by most metro organisations as a strategy for future operational planning and procurement.
From the procurement experience across surveyed organisations, networks need to involve suppliers from the first stage of requirement definition and specification. However, it remains a crucial requirement for most organisations to collaborate with industry partners on procurement workflows to improve standardisation, and improve testing and technical audit upon delivery.
The participation rate to this study demonstrates a strong appetite amongst operators for improved collaboration in procurement of engineering vehicles.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Purpose of the study
- Methodology
- Survey contributors
- Results
- Questionnaire results
- Conclusions
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