Custom-made rails

Vossloh has four Rail Centers in Europe. They are located in Hamburg, Leipzig, Nuremberg, and Kaipiainen in southern Finland. In Germany alone, the three welding plants supply around 3,200,000 m of long rails every year for the maintenance and expansion of rail networks at construction sites in Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. All common rail profiles, head-hardened and standard quality, are stored here and are available just-in-time. Sawing, welding, straightening, reprofiling, upsetting, and drilling: Using state-of-the-art measuring, straightening, and milling technology, up to 180 m long butt-welded rails are manufactured precisely to each customer's specifications. In terms of geometry, metallurgy, and load capacity, they are of the highest quality.

The transitions between rail ends are a highly sensitive area in track construction. This often results in profile transitions that need to be leveled. The rails are adjusted to the appropriate height by controlled upsetting and joined by flash butt welding. A left and right gauge corner can be produced as desired.

In the superstructure, rails are interrupted in their electrical conductivity by insulated joints. This ensures safe signaling when the train is crossing and serves to signal the train's position. Given annual temperature differences of 40°C and more, this is a challenging task that requires a great deal of technical expertise.