Technical solution of the under locomotives visual inspection system

In recent years, liberalisation of rail cargo operators market brought to the position of a number of small rail operators that are operating on rail infrastructure. Most of them are relatively small with specific cargo transport products, limited number of locomotives and wagons and with limited service resources. Independently of the cargo operator size, they are also obligated to have regular inspections according to the railway regulations. Inspections are frequent and in normal cases they need special depot with inspection pit that small operators do not possess. In the paper are given technical solutions that can be found in the market as well as developed and proposed equipment solution with different concepts for the under locomotives visual inspection without using inspection pit. In the paper is also carried out evaluation and choice of proposed solutions as part of regular product development process.