High-tech Switches as the Key to Project Success
The increasing traffic on Europe’s rail networks presents railway operators with ever greater challenges: high capacity utilization, limited construction windows, and the need to maintain rail operations as uninterrupted as possible. This is precisely where voestalpine Railway Systems’ turnout logistics comes in.
Pre-assembly in the factory instead of assembly on track
A key success factor for voestalpine Railway Systems is its consistent approach to pre-assembly. Turnouts – including all safety-related components – are fully pre-assembled and tested at the factory. This shifts complex and time-consuming work steps away from the track and into a controlled manufacturing environment. The result:
Significantly reduced curfew times.
Reduced risks on the construction site.
A significant reduction in operational stress during ongoing traffic.
An improved earnings position for operators.
Higher quality of the switches, which reduces life cycle costs.
Just-in-time delivery with the largest fleet in Europe
With 45 turnout transport wagons, voestalpine Railway Systems operates the largest fleet of its kind in Europe. Specially developed inclined wagons enable the safe transport of pre-assembled turnouts for all common geometries – precisely tailored to construction processes and timeframes. Just-in-time delivery ensures that turnouts arrive at the construction site exactly when needed. Storage times are eliminated, construction processes become more efficient, and valuable track capacity is preserved.
The interaction of all safety-related components at the factory leads to significantly improved installation quality. This results in longer turnout lifespans and reduced life cycle costs. Furthermore, integrating insulated joints into the pre-assembled turnout reduces the number of quality-reducing welds.
Voestalpine Railway Systems offers the following transport options:
Delivery of pre-assembled frog and intermediate rail sections including necessary insulating joints on turnout transport wagons.
Delivery of pre-assembled tongue devices including locking device from switch transport wagon.
Delivery of pre-assembled tongue devices without locking mechanism from flat wagons.
Delivery of pre-assembled track panels for connecting areas on flat wagons.
This article was originally published by voestalpine.
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