STRAILway turnouts in Loucna, Czech Republic

FACTS

Location: Loucna nad Desnou, Czech Republic
Track: 291 – Private route of the city consortium
Client: SART stavby a rekonstrukce a.s.
Product: STRAILway turnouts
Length / Quantity: 50 pieces / 168.3 m
Conditions: Type JS49 | 1:9 | 190 Ppd
Period: September 2023

ADVANTAGES

Service life > 50 years
Resistant to all environmental environmental influences
Very easy to work with commercially available tools suitable for wood
Good CO2 balance due to use of secondary raw materials

AT A GLANCE

The installation in Loucna was the first installation of STRAILway polymer sleepers in the Czech Republic.

The client was the construction company SART, which had already installed the first pontiSTRAIL level crossing in the Czech Republic. KRAIBURG STRAIL and VITESSE have a close and long-standing working relationship.

The replacement of the old wooden turnout sleepers with the new STRAILway polymer sleepers went smoothly. The client was delighted with how pleasant and convenient it is to install STRAILway polymer sleepers.

The management of the Czech and Slovakian Railways, the public utility company and the turnout manufacturer were also very satisfied with the visual appearance and the uncomplicated installation.

STRAILway bridge beams in Répcelak

FACTS

Location: Railway line No. 16, Hegyeshalom – Szombathely, Hungary
Client: GYSEV ZRt.
Product: STRAILwaybridge beams 220 x 240 x 2600 mm
Lenght/Quantity: 53 pieces / 137,8 m
Conditions: Rail 60 E1 | axle load 22.5 tonnes | speed 100 km/h
Period: May 2023

ADVANTAGES

Service life > 50 years
Resistant to all environmental environmental influences
Very easy to work with commercially available tools suitable for wood
Good CO2 balance due to use of secondary raw materials

AT A GLANCE

GYSEV ZRt. has been successfully using STRAILway bridge beams since 2020. This is why STRAILway was chosen again for the next
refurbishment project – the repair of the railway bridge over the Répcelak tidal canal.

In May 2023, the old wooden bridge beams were replaced with new, modern STRAILway bridge beams and part of the tracks and the
level crossing on the two flood protection embankments were demolished and rebuilt.

The installation went smoothly.

Einstellung / Nivellierung der Brückenbalken.

Picture 1: Adjustment / levelling of the bridge beams.

Picture 2: Fastening to the steel structure.

Picture 3: Installed bridge beams.

Installation of turnout sleeper – Hanságliget

FACTS

Location: Container – and Kombiterminal | Fényeslitke, Magyarország
Client: East-West Intermodális Logisztikai Szolgáltató Zrt.
Products: STRAILway turnout sleeper
Length/Quantity: 118 pcs / 434 m
Conditions: Rail 60E2 | Track gauge 1435 mm with axle load 22.5 t |
Track: gauge 1450 mm with axle load 25.0 t
Period: July 2021

ADVANTAGES

Very good machinability with standard woodworking machines.
Environmentally friendly.
Life span > 50 years.

AT A GLANCE

As part of the new Silk Road, the the container and intermodal terminal, a greenfield investment of the of the East-West Intermodális Logisztikai Szolgáltató Zrt. in Fényeslitke in 2021 will be built.

This track network connects East and West, standard gauge and broad gauge. 6.2 km of broad-gauge, 5.2 km of standard-gauge and 28 broad-gauge as well as seven standard-gauge points were installed.

The standard-gauge and broad-gauge tracks cross each other on two crossings built with STRAILway sleepers. This large network makes it possible goods trains can shunt within the terminals.

The terminal is operated with green energy and with the most modern 5G network.

Of course, STRAILway, the green and modern plastic sleeper, fits in particularly well with these new modern technologies.

Installation with commercially available woodworking machines

Checking the track gauge 1,520 mm

Crossing standard gauge and broad gauge

Finished superstructure

STRAILway Installation in Lille, France

FACTS

Location Lille, France
Client Keolis Lille Métropole
Product STRAILway polymer sleeper
Lenght/Quantity 18 ML, 1 800 x 260 x 160 mm
Speed max. 70 km/h
Axle load max. 12 Tons
Date August 2023

AT A GLANCE

At the end of 2022, Keolis Lille Métropole, operator of the tram, metro and bus bus network of the city of Lille, was looking for a sustainable solution to increase the service life of the tracks and sleepers.

The tracks are mounted on concrete sleepers, but at the stops on flat concrete plates. Due to the heavy wear in this transition area, the track and sleepers must be completely renewed after 15 years at the latest.

This maintenance work is very expensive and time-consuming. Hence the desire of the operator to use sleepers that can absorb vertical loads without deformation. In addition, the new sleepers should prevent the screws, ensure a smooth transition to the solid
concrete plate and have a long service life.

The STRAILway polymer sleepers offered itself as the optimal solution.

STRAIL FRANCE supplied ready-drilled STRAILway polymer sleepers.

The installation was carried out by EIFFAGE RAIL and went quickly and smoothly.

The operator Keolis Lille Métropole is very satisfied with this solution and the STRAILway polymer sleepers has completely fulfilled the customer‘s expectations.

230905_visite pose STRAILway Keolis Lille (9)

230905_visite pose STRAILway Keolis Lille (12)

STRAILway –
THE polymer sleeper for Vossloh Cogifer France

STRAIL France started the homologation process with Vossloh Cogifer in 2016. Today STRAILway is accepted by one of the most important supplier of turnouts worldwide.

In 2018, STRAIL France received the first order to produce two floors of turnouts, 266ML in total of STRAILway . These both floors of turnouts are installed with the complete switches in the workshop of Vossloh Cogifer. All the sleepers are drilled and milled according to the switches geometry necessary. It’s around 1000 drilling and 200 milling per switches. After this step, the final customer of Vossloh Cogifer inspects the finished complete turnout at the factory building.

STRAILway and complete switches of Vossloh Cogifer were accepted by the final customer METRO DE SANTIAGO in CHILE with success. Our STRAILway embarked for a long journey from EU to cross the Atlantic Ocean to go around Cape Horn and then arriving in Chile.

After some internal test between STRAIL France and Vossloh Cogifer to check the compatibility of STRAILway for installation in concrete substructure, Vossloh Cogifer and STRAILway were selected again by the METRO DE SANTIAGO and provide 12 others completes turnouts. From January 2019, the STRAILway production is very active to produce more than 1.900 linear meter of STRAILway.

Image 1: First installation in Chile

Image 2: STRAILway pre-assembly at Vossloh Cogifer factory building.

STRAILway – Einbau von Weichenschwellen
in Mailand und Cesano Maderno, Italien

FACTS

Location: Milano (Affori) and Cesano Maderno (MI)
Client: FERROVIENORD (private railway)
Product: STRAILway turnout sleepers (pre-worked)
Length/quantity: 2 sets of sleepers for turnout (total 302,4 linear meter)
Conditions: S 60E1 / 170 / 0,12 / left || S 60E1 / 170 / 0,12 / right || axle load 22.5 t / train speed up to 160 km/h
Date: February 2019

ADVANTAGES

More robust than wood with similar workability.
Machining in the turnout factory without special machines possible.
Service life > 50 years
Reduced maintenance of the turnout.

A QUICK OVERVIEW

FERROVIENORD, responsible for the railway infrastructure in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. With 331 km of track (divided into 5 main lines) and 124 stations, it is the most important private railway in Italy. Always open to innovation, this is why FN has decided to test polymer sleepers in various applications such as bridges and switches.

The very close partnership and trust of FN, one of our most important Italian customers for decades, has given STRAIL the opportunity to supply two complete turnouts for renovation. The first turnout was located in the railway station of Cesano Maderno, the second on a main line in Milan (axle load 22.5 t / train speed up to 160 km/h).

The technical department of FN decided, together with STRAIL, to deliver the sleepers completely pre-drilled and pre-assembled. In this way, a very fast progress of work during the renewal could be guaranteed. All these activities were carried out by an Italian turnout factory. The sleepers were processed and assembled according to the construction plan. After everything was finished the turnout was dismantled, packed and delivered to the customer.

After more than a year on site, with daily and frequent train traffic, the feedback from the customer is very good.

Drilling holes on sleepers with CNC machine.

Turnout assembly inside plant.

Turnout with new ballast in Cesano Maderno.

Installation of STRAILway bridge beams on the
Mariazell Railway in Austria

FACTS

Location: Matzersdorfer Bridge, length 36 m
Client: Niederösterreich Bahnen (NÖVOG)
Products: 54 units STRAILway bridge sleepers 240X260X2000 mm, 15 units STRAILway bridge sleepers 160X260X2000 mm
Gauge: 760 mm with double ribbed plate and protective rail
Period: March2021

ADVANTAGES

Life span > 50 years
Particularly resistant to all environmental influences
Can be processed without any special machines
Minimal maintenance effort

AT A GLANCE

In the course of new track construction, the wooden bridge beams on the steel bridge in Matzerdorf, which were already showing signs of deterioration, were replaced. Since the client (NÖVOG) was looking for a long-term solution, the decision was made in favour of the durable STRAILway bridge beams.

The reconstruction was carried out competently by the STRABAG construction team. Due to the special steel construction, the sleepers were individually adapted, which involved considerable drilling and cutting work.
The fact that STRAILway sleepers are particularly easy to work with and that no protective clothing is required for processing them, unlike with other products, is worth highlighting. The workers appreciated this tremendously. To allow the protective rail to be extended outside the bridge (double ribbed plate), 15 additional STRAILway sleepers
were laid. Here, too, the durability of the STRAILway polymer sleepers was the deciding factor.

Figure 1
The polymer sleepers can be worked very easily
without the need for special protective clothing.

Figure 2
No matter if it‘s cutting or drilling > Work is made
fun this way!

Figure 3
Insallation of the STRAILway polymer sleepers.

STRAILway installation tram Budapest

FAKTEN

Location: Crossing Fiumei – Salgótarjáni in Budapest, Hungary
Client: BKV Zrt.
Product: STRAILway track sleepers
Length/quantity: 355 pieces sleepers
Conditions: Grooved rails set in concrete and asphalted
axle load: 150 kN / speed: max 50 km/h
Date: End of 2018 to beginning of 2019

ADVANTAGES

Service life > 50 years
More robust than wood with similar workability
Processing without special machines possible
Less maintenance effort

A QUICK OVERVIEW

At the end of 2018, work began on the renovation of a major traffic intersection in the centre of Budapest, Fiumei Street – Salgótarjáni Street.

Here the tram lines 24, 28 and 37 cross the highly frequented Fiumei Street.

Until the renewal the three tram lines ran on wooden sleepers set in concrete. This construction method was retained.
During the renewal, the wooden sleepers were simply replaced by durable and robust STRAILway sleepers.

Since the beginning of 2019, all traffic has been crossing the STRAILway polymer sleepers.

Installation of the polymer sleepers.

Half of the superstructure is set in concrete.

Finished Intersection.

Installation of turnout sleepers at DB Südostbayernbahn

FACTS

Location: Bavaria, Germany
Client: DB Südostbayernbahn
Products: STRAILway turnout sleepers 260 x 160 mm
Length: 337 Meter
Conditions: 2 turnout | axle load: 22,5 t | speed: to 40 km/h
Installation: October 2020

ADVANTAGES

Very good processing using standard woodworking tools.
Environmentally friendly.
Life span > 50 years.

A QUICK OVERVIEW

Together with DB Südostbayernbahn, two turnouts were equipped with STRAILway polymer sleepers as part of the operational test were installed. The turnouts serve as connection points between the DB network and a Chemical Park.
Due to local conditions, the wooden sleepers at one turnout were in very poor condition. Large trees overhang the track here and promote the rotting of the wood, resulting in a lot of overgrowth. An ideal location for our weather-resistant polymer sleepers.
The turnouts could only be converted manually, sleeper by sleeper, as it was necessary to guarantee access outside the closure period in order to allow unrestricted track access to the industrial estate during operating hours.
The pre-drilling of the holes for the rail fastening of the sleepers was already done in advance in the sleeper factory. The sleepers were installed smoothly within three days per turnout. The track construction team of Deutsche Bahn was impressed by the easy handling of our sleepers.
Without any additional work, the con-version could be carried out in a similar way to wooden sleepers.

Figure 1 – Overgrowth on the old wooden sleepers.

Figure 2 – Removal of the old sleepers.

Figure 3 – Insallation of the STRAILway polymer sleepers.

STRAILway –
Installation of turnouts in Salzburg

FACTs

Location: Salzburg, Austria
Client: Salzburg AG
Product: STRAILway turnout sleepers
Length/quantity: 196 linear metres of sleepers
Conditions: Type EW 49E1 190 1:9 BA96
Date: 16 – 17 November 2019

Advantages

More robust than wood with similar workability.
Machining in the turnout factory without special machines possible.
Service life > 50 years
Reduced maintenance of the turnout.

A Quick overview

Salzburg, directly next to one of the first veloSTRAIL level crossings, there is now a turnout equipped with STRAILway polymer sleepers.

A replacement of the complete turnout was necessary. Due to the long service life and resistance to derailment, the Salzburg Lokalbahn decided to use our sleepers.

The polymer sleepers were prepared and machined according to the customer‘s drawings. Drilling and plating of the base plates was carried out at the Wörth turnout factory.

Both the end customer and the turnout factory were convinced about STRAILway and are very satisfied.