Rail monitoring cameras for construction and infrastructure projects

Remote cameras, time-lapse and visual progress records for rail works beside live infrastructure, during possessions or across several phases. As part of Survey Solutions, we can add track, structural and ground movement monitoring when you need measured data too.

  • Time-stamped visual records
  • Fully managed cameras
  • 4G or solar power
  • Secure online portal
  • Part of the Survey Solutions Group

Railway monitoring

Where we monitor

Contractors, consultants, asset owners and delivery teams use our cameras on:

  • Station upgrades
  • Trackside construction
  • Bridges and viaducts
  • Embankments and cuttings
  • Platform extensions
  • Depots and compounds
  • Possession works
  • Temporary works
  • Works near live rail assets

Three ways to monitor a rail project

Time-lapse cameras

All-weather cameras record the whole project, with time-stamped images, off-site backups and edited films for reporting, handover or promotion. 4G-connected, with solar power for remote locations.

Best for: progress records, milestones and stakeholder updates.

Live video with SiteStream

HD video clips and live streaming that your team can search, review and download by date and time. More about SiteStream.

Best for: possessions and other critical phases.

Track and structural monitoring

Manual and automated monitoring of track, structures and ground movement from Survey Solutions and JWG Survey & Engineering, with trigger levels and alerts. See below.

Best for: works on or near the railway where movement must be controlled.

Rail monitoring step by step

How our cameras work

  1. Map pin icon, for the site survey1

    Site survey

    We plan camera positions, access, power and 4G signal around your programme windows.

  2. Camera icon, for installation2

    Installation

    Our engineers install the cameras and maintain them for the whole project.

  3. Webcam icon, for remote viewing3

    Remote viewing

    Authorised users view images and footage from desktop or mobile, without attending site.

  4. Cloud icon, for records and reporting4

    Records and reporting

    Time-stamped records, milestone clips and edited films for reporting, handover and client updates.

Rail monitoring from Survey Solutions

Site Eye is part of Survey Solutions, the UK’s largest engineering surveying group. Through JWG Survey & Engineering, a Survey Solutions company, the group monitors movement, track condition and structural behaviour before, during and after works, for asset owners, principal contractors, consultants and engineering teams.

Railway infrastructure is highly sensitive to movement. A monitoring scheme sets a reliable baseline, detects change at agreed intervals, compares readings with pre-agreed trigger levels and gives you a documented record of how assets behaved.

What they monitor

  • Track alignment
  • Gauge, cant and twist
  • Voiding and settlement
  • Bridges and bridge approaches
  • Tunnels and portals
  • Platforms and station assets
  • Retaining walls and boundary structures
  • Embankments and cuttings
  • Adjacent buildings and third-party assets
  • Temporary works and construction interfaces

Manual monitoring

Readings at agreed stages, possessions, milestones or inspection intervals. Suits short-term works, lower-frequency checks and projects where access is carefully planned.

Automated monitoring

Frequent or continuous readings, with alerts when agreed intervention levels are reached. Suits higher-risk, time-sensitive schemes, so the team can respond before issues escalate.

How a rail monitoring scheme runs

  1. Project review and monitoring strategy: site, asset, works method, access and possessions.
  2. Baseline survey and control framework before works begin.
  3. Installation of targets, instruments or automated equipment, or manual observations.
  4. Readings compared with the baseline and trigger levels at agreed intervals.
  5. Clear reports and alerts in a format agreed with you.

Project example: rail station structural monitoring. Survey Solutions delivered remote structural monitoring at a UK rail station, using Leica ComBox60 and prism tracking to support infrastructure risk decisions. Read the project

More about Survey Solutions rail monitoring

Why rail teams choose Site Eye

  • Two decades of construction time-lapse. Specialist cameras and a team that has supported UK rail and infrastructure projects for years.
  • Fully managed. We install, maintain and support every camera for the life of the project.
  • One evidence base. Secure remote access, so every stakeholder works from the same visual record.
  • One group. Cameras from Site Eye; track, structural and survey work from Survey Solutions and JWG, with national delivery capacity.

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Frequently asked questions

Do the cameras need power or a site network?

No site network is needed. Every camera has built-in 4G, and solar-powered systems are available for remote locations without a power supply.

Can we watch live video as well as time-lapse?

Yes. SiteStream adds HD video clips and live streaming that you can search, review and download by date and time.

Can you monitor track geometry and movement?

Yes, through Survey Solutions and JWG Survey & Engineering: track alignment, gauge, cant and twist, voiding, settlement and nearby structures, with trigger levels and alerts.

Manual or automated monitoring: which do we need?

Manual monitoring takes readings at agreed stages and suits planned, lower-frequency checks. Automated monitoring takes frequent or continuous readings and sends alerts when agreed trigger levels are reached, for higher-risk or time-sensitive works. Survey Solutions recommends the right approach for the risk.

Who installs and looks after the cameras?

We do. Installation and maintenance are fully managed for the life of the project, so there is nothing for your site team to look after.

Discuss your rail project

Tell us about the site, the works and your programme. We will come back with options for cameras, live video and any track or structural monitoring you need.

Or call 020 3154 8353

Email info@site-eye.co.uk