Turnout sleepers in a steelwork in Salzgitter

FACTS

Location: Steelwork Salzgitter, Deutschland
Client: Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter GmbH
Products: STRAILway turnout slepper
Length/Quantity: 89,3 running metres /20 pieces
max. Axle load: 37,5 t
max. Speed: 25 km/h
Conditions: Rail 54E4
Period: May 2018

ADVANTAGES

Service life > 50 years
Particularly resistant to all environmental influences
Suitable for heavy loads
No working in of the ribbed plate
No stripping of screw heads
Excellent screw extraction force

AT A GLANCE

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, a subsidiary of the Salzgitter Group, was looking for new sleepers for the works railway between the blast furnace and the rolling mill. Around 15 million gross tonnes of load roll over this track, including the turnouts, every year.

Previously, wooden sleepers were used, but they had to be replaced every five to seven years. The requirements for the new sleepers were therefore primarily: easy maintenance, durable, suitable for heavy loads.

The decision was made in favour of the STRAILway polymer sleeper, as it meets all the requirements and also provides an all-round carefree package, so to speak.

It is not necessary to work gravel and the ribbed plate into the STRAILway polymer sleeper, screws do not have to be retightened, and should a screw break off in exceptional cases, the sleeper can be repaired and does not have to be replaced.

The STRAILway polymer sleepers at the Salzgitter steelworks have been in use since 2018 and are still as good as new.

Schwerlastweiche in Salzgitter mit STRAILway

Picture 1: Since 2018, the STRAILway polymer sleepers have been in use at the steelworks in Salzgitter.

Picture 2: The durable STRAILway polymer sleepers are ideally suited for heavy-duty turnouts and are maintenance-free.

Schwerlastweiche im Stahlwerk Salzgitter

Picture 3: Prefabricated heavy-duty turnout with STRAILway polymer sleepers.