PreCast Advanced Track Ltd.

PreCast Advanced Track Ltd (PCAT) is a privately owned British company providing innovative solutions for railway construction and maintenance worldwide. The company challenges the traditional engineering method of supporting railway track on loose ballast, highlighting its significant drawbacks including high ongoing maintenance costs, the environmental impact of periodic ballast replacement, and unsuitability for high-speed rail. PCAT offers a new solution with its modular slab track system, addressing the traditional drawbacks of slab-based systems by focusing on speed of construction and maintainability.

This patented, innovative system provides a support structure for heavy rail, light rail, and automotive vehicles, aiming for cost-effective construction of new railways and ballast replacement projects. John Hammond Pavement Innovations, the engineering expertise behind the PCAT concept, brings long-term experience in pavement engineering and innovation. The PCAT trackforms represent a collection of creativity, design, and hard work by seasoned professionals connected to the civil engineering and infrastructure sectors, all unified by a unique, patented jointing concept.