Railway Track Worker — Keeping the Network Moving

Current: v2.0 · Last edited: 2026-03-24

Railway Track Worker — Keeping the Network Moving

Working on live rail, maintaining points, renewing track — that's specialist skill in a high-consequence environment. Now you can get paid for it.

The Observer Programme pays experienced rail track workers to record their working day using lightweight smart glasses.

How it works

• Wear smart glasses during your shift
• Record sessions from 30 minutes up
• Spend a few minutes after each session confirming what tasks you did
• Get paid per recorded minute
• All recordings are anonymised — no faces, no voices, no identifying details

What you'll earn

Railway track work is specialist and earns higher rates.

€28–€42 per recorded hour

€112–€168 per recording day (based on ~4 hours)

€2,000–€2,800 per month (based on 20 recording days)

First Observers earn a launch bonus. Extra earnings possible through referral bonuses.

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of railway track work experience
• Currently working — employed or contract
• Hands-on track work: maintenance, renewal, points, crossings, signalling installation
• Valid PTS or equivalent rail safety certification
• Smartphone (iOS or Android)

All specialisms welcome: track maintenance operative, track renewal gang, points and crossing maintainer, overhead line electrification worker, railway signalling installer.

We provide everything

• Smart glasses — shipped to you, pre-configured
• Full onboarding (~30 minutes)

About the Observer Programme

The Observer Programme by Aisthis works with professionals across 100+ trades to document how skilled work actually happens.

Applications are reviewed with the help of AI. We'll be in touch if there's a match.