ABOUT ME – Cameron Neary

Track Alignment Lead Engineer | HS2 Duddeston

For my second project with HS2, I led the track realignment and various civil installations, including LOC Bases, RRAPs, signal gantries, formations, jointed track, and CWR S&C installations. In this role, I managed a team of three apprentice engineers, mentoring them on-site to enhance their practical skills and ensure their safety as they worked toward completing their degrees.

I was also responsible for Progressive Assurance, creating Work Package Plans (WPPs), and producing task briefs. I take pride in my ability to seamlessly handle both the technical aspects on-site and the engineering duties in the office.

Equipment Used:

GPS Base Stations with R12i Rovers
GNSS Rovers & RTK Drones for Surveys and Mapping
SPS930 Total Stations
2D Lasers

S&C check before dismantle and bringing to site.

Rails to protect drivers walking due to HS2 delays to remove sheet piles.

Installed troughing, and 2 lines across bridge.

HS2 Aylesbury Track Alignment Lead Engineer

I came to a new team to lead a track re-alignment across 2 bridges built by HS2. This was a staged project, interfacing with multiple companies across multi disciplines.

Formation not completed yet. Bridges are installed.

Headwalls and culverts installation via HS2. We would be monitoring these after track installation as the PC's

Bridges had been waterproofed, to the wrong level twice. We assisted the other disciplines in the correct depth required once we had PC

Formation to be built from the ground upwards after the track was removed.

This caused a few hurdles, but we overcame these issues, put in some extremely hard work and it paid off. Being highly praised and respected by the network rail project managers.

Ballast being laid on the formation treatment to required widths

Auto hopper creating a shoulder on the new formation.

Formation almost ready for us to take over and complete the treatment and start track renewal.

Track renewal completed, ballast dropped. Some tamping still required.

Double walkway troughing installation to design.

NTC train installation sleepers and rail components.

This was the first job I have lead and run myself, i had access to an extremely small team of 3 engineers including myself. 2 Full time gangs consisting of 10 PTS operatives, 2 of which were promoted to traine supervisors through their work here.