Built for how rail kit really moves
In rail and civil engineering, high-value portable equipment travels between depots, vehicles, compounds and the work front — often at night and across a wide geography. That's exactly where accountability breaks down, and exactly what managed asset control is for.
Movement, handovers and tight windows
Work happens in defined windows, kit changes hands between shifts and teams, and equipment passes through depots, stores, vans and compounds. When something can't be found at the start of a shift, the cost isn't just the item — it's lost time in a window you can't get back.
- Kit moving between depots, vans and the work front
- Night work and shift handovers that blur accountability
- High-value batteries, tools and test equipment
- Pressure to start on time, every time
What you get
- A live register of every high-value asset
- Last-seen GPS location and movement history
- Assignment to people, teams and projects
- Shift-end exception reports before the next window
- Missing and left-behind alerts with escalation
We're clear about coverage
Rail environments include tunnels, cuttings, deep structures and metal containers where continuous tracking isn't possible. We don't pretend otherwise — we provide reliable last-seen visibility where coverage allows, and configure tracker reporting around the way your kit actually moves.
Self-reporting trackers
GPS/cellular trackers report their own location, so you see where high-value kit was last detected.
Tied to vans & crews
Assign trackers to vehicles, teams and projects, so you know what travelled with which crew.
Honest about tunnels
GPS and signal drop underground and in tunnels — we're upfront, and capture reliable last-seen where coverage allows.
Note: KMG Asset Control is an independent commercial service and is not affiliated with Network Rail or any industry scheme.
Start with a focused rail pilot
Prove the value on a defined set of assets, vans and depots before any wider rollout.