Railducts

Railduct System is designed in lightweight, high strength structural foam to allow safe handling under all E.U.
Health & Safety at work requirements.

Railduct System is manufactured at Carson Industries Ltd., Roscommon, Ireland. The company holds
registered firm status under I.S. EN ISO 9001: 2000.

All of the polymer materials used in the Railduct System are 100% recyclable.

Railduct Channel can be fitted with a hinged and lockable cover, complete with tamper-proof bolt mechanism. As the interlocking mechanism between the components is buried completely during installation, Railduct cannot be disassembled by any vandals.

MultiDuc may be offered in up to 4-6-9 way and with a broad range of accessories. Carson Industries manufactures
vaults ranging from 0.4x0.3m to 2x3m and with a multitude of heights depending on customer requirements.

Railduct Channel is designed to offer a number of engineering solutions. As a result, the components can be buried in trackside ballast as per existing concrete channel, elevated on posts, and fixed to embankments and tunnel walls. It is also designed to interlock with our wide range of underground enclosures and ductbank. The patented interlocking mechanism is designed to allow semi-automatic laying on long runs using existing track laying machinery (patent pending).

Carson Industries have installed in excess of 30 million underground enclosures and 30 million metres of ductbank in demanding U.V. and chemical environments worldwide. This 40 years of knowledge and
experience has been applied to the design of the Railduct System. Components are manufactured in High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) using the unique structural foam process, giving decades of trouble free installation.

Railduct design, with reinforced ribbing, coupled with our structural foam moulding technology, offers
components which meet load requirements of up to 60 KN. EN 124 - B125 load specifications for platform areas can be met when Railduct is fitted with a suitable cast steel or ductile cover.

THE MANY FEATURES OF THE RAILDUCT SYSTEM INCLUDE:

Railduct weighs 14 kilos per unit, compared with a weight of over 120 kilos for concrete of similar dimensions providing faster and cheaper installation.

Railduct system consists of 4/6/9 way ductbank system, 200 types of underground enclosures, and 250mm profile interlocking channel
Other profiles may be added to the range.
Together, these components of the Railduct system offer the total engineering solution for high quality, high speed, lower cost railway infrastructure
installations.

Anti slip surface

Customisation with
customer name and logo

Shroud prevents
vertical movement
and allows the unit to
expand and contract in
accordance with
temperature change.

Optional
drainage
channel

Underground HDPE Chamber with
plastic,metal or concrete cover.

MULTIDUC
1 metre lengths in
all HDPE grades.
Available in 4, 6 (shown)
and 9 way also.

Interlocked Railduct
channel with
hinged/snap fit cover

T-piece and Y-Lateral
options allow cables to exit to trackside equipment.

Hook interlocking
mechanism
allows fast manual,
semi-automatic and
automatic laying of
the Railduct unit.

3 degrees of movement
at each end to cater for
track curves/bends.

Recess to facilitate lid
interlocking during
transportation & storage

Base embeds
the Railduct into
trackside ballast
and soil

Double wall design for additional strength

Water/Frost
escape channel

Security- Hinged
unit may be opened,
closed and locked
from both sides

FIVE MAN TEAM
Based on current
installation in the UK and Europe, concrete channel when installed manually, by a team of up to five men, results in 250 to 300 metres per day being installed. In comparison the lightweight, interlocking Railduct offers up to 1200 metres per day minimum, when manually installed. Semi-Automatic installation should allow up from 1.5km to 3km per day, with the option to install
cables at the same time.

SAFETY

QUALITY

RECYCLABLE

SECURITY

RANGE

DESIGN

DURABILITY

STRENGTH

COST SAVINGS/
EASY TO HANDLE

Introducing Railduct System - the concrete replacement technology for installation of trackside signalling,
fibre optic and
telecommunications cable
systems for railway and
light railway projects.
This system is based
on forty years experience
in the design and
manufacture of
structural foam plastic
ducting and underground
enclosures