Time is of the Essence

Whether work is being carried out on new construction projects or to replace tracks on high-speed lines, time is always of the essence. But the rolling mills of major steel producers only supply rails in lengths of between 30 and at most 120 metres. Too short for construction site managers, who demand lengths of at least 180 metres to keep on-site welding to a minimum. Vossloh produces several thousand kilometres of such long rails every year – and ensures just-in- time delivery at construction sites using special transport carriages. For onlookers, every curve along the line provides top-rate entertainment: like so many heavyweight serpents, these rails sinuously wind themselves around every bend. Our proprietary GPS location system ensures that the Vossloh vehicle fleet can be precisely tracked at any time and will arrive right on cue to lay the tracks. Armed with road- and track-worthy mobile welding units, our experts can set about “endlessly” welding the rails together. And Vossloh Rail Services can even make its own track replacement train available. After all, time is of the essence.