Vital Rail Projects

Boots on track. Outcomes delivered.

Vital Rail Projects is the dynamic Projects division of Morson Vital. We plan, deliver and hand back rail works at pace, partnering with Works Delivery to strengthen Britain’s network.

From surveys and design to renewal, welding, S&T and handback, we combine experienced leadership with a deployable workforce so your programme stays on time and on spec.

End to end programming

Develop, plan, deliver

End to end programming in line with DWWP protocol and PACE
Access, possession and logistics planning
Project reporting with real time dashboards and detailed progress updates
Integrated track renewal teams covering management, supervision, engineering and welding

Surveying and design packages

Surveying

P-Way and topographic surveys
Design packages and constructability input
CRE duties and IDR/IDC compliance

Support, management and engineering compliance

Compliance

S&T installation with SMTH and SWTH testing
Track monitoring, critical rail temperature management
Track hand back and engineering support for setting out, excavation control, tamping and stressing
Level crossing removal and installation
P-Way engineering, supervision and hand back

Planning, delivery and hand back

Maintenance

We support the maintenance needs of key clients with planning, delivery and hand back of P-Way activities, including:

S&C refurbishment
Spot re-sleeper
Re-padding
Wet-bed rectification
Re-railing, aluminothermic welding, stressing and IBJ installation and recovery

Small to medium renewals

Renewals

We scope, design and deliver small to medium renewal projects through design, construction and handback, aligned to client asset management plans, including access and engineering haulage.

Typical works:

P-Way and drainage survey and design
Re-rail, re-sleeper, re-ballast
UTX installation
IBJ installation and recovery

Roles we deploy

The UK's leading supplier of skilled railway personnel

Project Managers, Planners and Site Managers
CRE (Track and S&T)
P-Way Engineers, Track Handback Engineers
S&T Installers, Testers (SMTH, SWTH), Commissioning Engineers
Track Welders and Stressing Teams
Surveyors and Setting-out Engineers
HSQE Advisors and Controllers of Site Safety
Supervisors, PICs and Safety-critical personnel

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Delivering the projects that keep Britain moving

Vital Rail Projects combines experience, scale, integration and safety to deliver high-performance infrastructure programmes nationwide – on time, on track, and done right first time.

Experienced leadership

Led by delivery experts.

Our management team has shaped some of the UK’s biggest rail programmes. That experience keeps risk low, productivity high and plans practical from day one.

Scalable, reliable resource

Scale with control.

With 3,000+ sponsored staff and 300 vehicles on standby, we mobilise fast and sustain delivery across consecutive possessions. National coverage, local precision.

Integrated, assured delivery

One plan. One culture. One standard.

Project managers, P-Way engineers, S&T specialists, welders and handback engineers – all aligned under one plan, one safety culture and one set of KPIs. Real-time reporting keeps everyone on track.

Safety and quality first

Work safe, home safe.

Dedicated HSQE teams oversee every work package. Compliance, assurance and competency checks are embedded so quality never slips and teams stay protected.

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