Product DATA SHEET

BENTLEY RAIL TRACK

RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE

Bentley Rail Track delivers a high degree of automation to well-established
workflows, resulting in significant productivity improvements and time savings
for design and maintenance of rail projects.
The added power of an integrated geometry model
brings into play all aspects of the alignment, offering users greater opportunity to optimize the
geometry to reduce project costs. Available in many
languages, Bentley Rail Track can be configured to
support a wide range of international standards.

Adapt to Any Project

or Workflow
Bentley Rail Track adapts readily to virtually any
rail design and maintenance workflow, increasing
efficiency. The software is suitable for designing
light rail, heavy rail, and high-speed rail including MAG-LEV. It addresses track geometry (yard,
depot, and station layouts) and earthworks and
ballast. Users can generate realistic 3D models for
analysis and project visualization, create reports
for cost estimates and setting-out, and produce
fully annotated project drawings/deliverables for
client approval and construction.

Easy to Use
The software provides an intuitive graphical user
interface that gives easy access to an impressive
set of geometry functionality. Interactive tools
enable users to rapidly place, modify, and extend
alignments graphically onscreen. Users can configure their own toolbars to group together commonly
used tools for repetitive tasks or to organize the
tools into a workflow sequence. Context-sensitive
help is available at all times, and user prompts
display to assist with particular operations.

Best-of-Class APPLICATION
A robust toolset enables users to perform regression analysis, horizontal and cant/super-elevation
design, and alignment analysis as concurrent,
integrated activities. Turnouts are placed from
a user-definable library, with fundamental types
based on international standards. Advanced
functionality such as regression analysis, curvature
diagrams, slew diagrams, interactive track editing,

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A robust toolset enables users to perform regression analysis,

horizontal and cant/super-elevation design, and alignment
analysis as concurrent, integrated activities.
and automated cant/superelevation
analysis completes this best-of-class
application.

Survey Data
and Analysis

This 2D/3D application adapts readily to any

rail design and maintenance workflow.

The Text Import Wizard streamlines the

importing of track geometry data for the
existing alignment. This may be survey
data for the left and right rails or for
the track centerline. Tools provided in
the system automate the sorting and
conversion of rail survey data into a
horizontal, vertical, and cant alignment
ready for regression analysis.

Alignment Design

Integrated cant and horizontal design ensures compliance with design standards.

Least squares regression analysis calculates best-fit alignments.

Quickly place turnouts from libraries of

standard turnouts from many countries.

The software provides a full set of

tools for horizontal, cant, and vertical alignment design either by the
points-of-intersection method or the
element method. Users can move freely
between either of these methods at
any point during the design process.
The alignment design tools contain a
comprehensive set of mathematical
algorithms covering the full array of
horizontal transition spiral types for rail
projects along with their associated
cant transition algorithms. Users can
describe vertical alignments either by
vertical parabolas or by circular vertical
curves with vertical transitions.

Integrated Cant Design

The integration of the cant/superelevation design with the horizontal design
process gives users immediate visual
confirmation of compliance with design
standards. Built-in equilibrium equations compute equilibrium cant, applied
cant, cant deficiency, rate of change
of applied cant, rate of change of cant
deficiency, and cant gradient. Transition

lengths and applied cant can then be

adjusted to optimize the alignment to
all cant criteria. Users can also deploy
virtual transitions where horizontal
transitions are not required.

Regression Analysis
Bentley Rail Tracks single and multiple
elements regression analysis provides
a more precise match to existing
geometry, optimizing the new design
alignment while limiting slews and lifts.
It employs a least squares method to
calculate best-fit alignments. Regression points are derived from centerline
or rail survey including cant data, and
analyzed according to user-defined
criteria for fixity and weighting to limit
movement at critical minimum clearance points. Users can identify groups
of points to be included for regression
from the combined curvature-and-cant
diagram, enabling identification of the
existing alignment elements. . New
Quick Regression functionality enables
faster analysis and design of alignments.

Library of Turnouts/
Switch and Crossings
Bentley Rail Track provides comprehensive capabilities for the placement
of turnouts/switch and crossings as
parametric components. Users can
quickly place turnouts from delivered
libraries comprising standard turnouts
from many countries and create complex
geometries based on bending/flexing
rules. Alternatively, users can add their
own designs to the library. The software
handles turnouts as well as single and
double slips and diamond crossings. The
Connection Editor makes fast work of
connecting turnouts to create crossovers
and joining turnouts to other tracks.

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Users can quickly place turnouts from delivered libraries comprising standard turnouts from many countries. Alternatively, users
can add their own designs to the library.
Design Validation,
Annotation,
and Reporting
Various design checking tools highlight
areas of nonconformance with design
standards, allowing the user to quickly
identify and resolve problems. Designs
can also be validated visually with tools
such as curvature diagrams, lift diagrams, and slew diagrams, and numerically using plan and profile annotation.
The software uses XML/XSL technology
to report on all geometries (horizontal,
vertical, and cant) delivering greater
flexibility in report format creation.

Flexible Earthworks
Modeling
Bentley Rail Track offers proven earthworks modeling technology developed
for the Bentley Civil transportation

software. Designers can optimize the

earthwork to reduce embankment/excavation or to minimize the environmental
impact on adjacent properties and
facilities. Comprehensive surface editing, profile creation, and cross section
tools provide flexibility in the design of
ballast, formation, roadway, and earthworks for permanent way modeling.

Support for Light Rail

A set of tools provides for the particular
requirements of light rail design, fabrication, and construction. The software
creates detailed light rail elements:
rails, joints, switch points, crossing
points, distance keepers, and so on.
Users can produce the full array of
drawings, reports, and specifications
for jointed rail, pre-bent rail, and
multiple rail types.

BENTLEY RAIL TRACK AT-A-GLANCE

Interactive Geometry
Robust sets of interactive geometry tools for
on-screen alignment generation
Tools using methods and principles specific
to rail design and civil engineering
Check Integrity tool for location
and removal of alignment
discontinuities

Horizontal Alignment
Lines
Circular arcs
(arc and chord definition)
Multiple spiral transition
definitions, including:
Clothoid
Cubic parabola
Bloss
Biquadratic parabola
Sinusoidal
Cosine
Viennese-Austria

Vertical Alignment
Lines
Parabola

Circular arcs
Vertical clothoid
transition spirals

Validate designs visually and numerically

using plan and profile annotation.

Optimize design of ballast, formation, roadway, and earthworks.

Cant
Equilibrium equations
(Eq = 11.82 * V2/R)
Computation of equilibrium cant, applied
cant, cant deficiency, rate of change of applied cant, rate
of change of cant deficiency,
and cant gradient
ASCII tables
Transitions
Transitions that match the supported
horizontal transitions
Virtual transitions (where Horizontal
transitions are not required but cant
is required)
Design checks incorporated
in editing
Cant integrated into all
horizontal curve edits

Special tools streamline light rail design,

fabrication, and construction.

Maintenance Workflow
Data Import
Design checking tools pinpoint areas of
non-conformance.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisites
MicroStation V8i , AutoCAD 2008 or
AutoCAD 2009.
Processor
Intel Pentium-based or AMD Athlonbased PC or workstation
Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
(SP2 or higher), Microsoft Windows
Vista (32 Bit)
Memory
1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
(more memory typically results in
better performance)
Disk Space
400MB minimum free disk space for
installation
Internet Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.0 or
greater, Cipher Strength: 128-bit
(required for Digital Rights)
Input Device
Mouse or digitizing tablet

ABOUT BENTLEY
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
is the global leader dedicated to
providing comprehensive software
solutions for sustaining infrastructure.
Architects, engineers, constructors,
and owner-operators are indispensable in improving our world and our
quality of life; the companys mission
is to improve the performance of
their projects and of the assets
they design, build, and operate.
Bentley sustains the infrastructure
professions by helping to leverage
information technology, learning, best
practices, and global collaboration
and by promoting careers devoted to
this crucial work.
For more information, visit
www.bentley.com

BENTLEY OFFICES
Corporate Headquarters
685 Stockton Drive
Exton, PA 19341 USA
1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539)
Outside the US +1 610-458-5000

BENTLEY RAIL TRACK AT-A-GLANCE

Geometry or surface data in virtually any ASCII format with a Text
Import Wizard
Versine
Industry-standard LandXML geometry (horizontal, vertical, and cant)
and surface data

Regression Analysis
Horizontal and vertical alignments
from survey data utilizing least
squares computations
Simultaneous regression of single
or multiple elements with the
Connection Editor
Single element regression or
heads-up point selection and automatic single-element regression
Advanced multi-element regression
with all Supported element
types (lines, circular arcs, and
transition spirals)
Validation of existing survey
data based on user-specified
criteria (minimum/maximum
distance between points, angular
differences, gradient differences,
and so on)
Conversion of surveyed rails to
centerline
Data selection and sorting
Data editing for inclusion,
exclusion, and weighting
Rail Curvature Diagram
Automatically generates
transition points
Inclusion of cant as an improved
source of data for element
determination

Turnouts
Turnouts in the most
popular configurations:
Single branch
Double branch
Single slip
Double slip
Diamond crossings

Support for multiple

bending methods
Swiss bending practice
German bending practice
UK tangent and offset practice
Library of industry-standard
turnouts
AREMA
ADIF, FGC and TRANVIA (Spain)
German Rail
German light rail
Indian Railways
OBB (Austria)
ProRail (Netherlands)
UK 113A and NR60
South Africa
Tools for user-defined standards
Interactive creation and editing
Turnout Connection Editor
for connecting turnouts and
editing connections

Surface Modeling
Profile Generator
Easy profile creation across
multiple surfaces
Display and annotation of profiles and associated data such
as vertical curves, superelevation diagrams, and digital terrain
modeling (DTM) features
Feature-based DTM
Flexible, double-precision
Intelligent features
Representation and labeling
of the DTM based on
feature definition
Proper display and labeling
of terrain features throughout
the model
Typical Section Libraries
Custom creation of typical
sections for generating cross
sections on the fly
Cut/fill tables and decision
tables for automatic adjustment of the model to
predefined conditions

Design Validation
Industry Standard Design Checks
Austrain Rail
CEN Standards
Danish Rail
Dutch Rail
German Rail
Transrapid
Curvature diagrams and/or
slew diagrams
Plan and profile annotation
XSL/XML reporting (horizontal
alignment, vertical alignment,
and cant)

Export to Field for Construction

Plasser & Theurer tampers
(ALC and WinALC systems)
Matisa tampers (the PALAS
system)
Trimble
Leica
LandXML

Interoperability
Seamless integration between
CAD platforms - in both DGN
and DWG environments
Integration with Bentley
ProjectWise to bring collaborative
design data to the entire project
team in a secure environment
Integration with Bentley Digital
InterPlot, enabling automated plot
set generation and Web-based
access to plot archives

Languages
English
German
Spanish
Czech
Chinese
Japanese
Italian
Russian
Turkish

Bentley Systems Europe B.V.

Wegalaan 2
2132 JC Hoofddorp
Netherlands
+31 23 556 0560

Bentley Asia
Unit 1402-06, Tower 1, China Central
Place, No. 81 Jianguo Road,
Beijing, 100025, China
+86 108 518 5220

Validate design visually with curvature, lift, and slew diagrams.

Turnouts/switch and crossings are placed as parametric components.

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