Wednesday 5 December 2012

Cable Detection Network Rail Approval

In order for an instrument to be utilised in and around the United Kingdom’s rail infrastructure, Network Rail has to grant product acceptance.

The product acceptance process provides assurance to Network Rail that products when accepted for use on or about our infrastructure are:
a) Safe
b) Fit for purpose
c) Do not export unacceptable risks to Network Rail infrastructure

Only accepted products - except as allowed by NR/L2/RSE/100/05 - shall be used on the rail infrastructure


Cable avoidance tools are an essential safety instrument, especially in an environment where heavy duty power cables can lie just below the rail bed surface. Surprisingly, not all cable avoidance tools have been granted approval.


This is not the case for Cable Detection’s range of EZiCAT i-series and xf series cable avoidance tools. Both the cable locators and signal generators are approved through certificate PA05/04866.

This certificate covers all Ezicat (i500, i550, i600, i650, i500xf, i550xf, i600xf, i650xf) models, Ezitex (t100, t300, t100xf, t300xf) models, signal clamp, Digitex and Digitrace instruments.


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