Track Supply

Whether it's new line construction or expansion, rail or turnout replacement—one thing is essential for minimizing construction and track occupancy times: speed. Vossloh's logistics division not only has a comprehensive fleet for maintaining and expanding rail networks, but also has the necessary expertise and valuable experience gained from countless logistics projects in Europe.

Vossloh manufacturest rails and turnouts with millimeter precision for every customer order. Loaded onto special rail and turnout transport wagons, they arrive punctually and safely at the construction site. After unloading the materials professionally, we install rails and turnouts, including all welding and superstructure work in a single operation.

Vossloh ensures optimum service, whether stationary, on the road, or at construction sites. Our modular portfolio at a glance

All relevant rail profiles available

Stationary rail processing

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Everything in one go

Rail replacement

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Seamless rail without additional filling material

Mobile flash butt welding

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From the factory directly to the construction site

Europe's largest rail transport fleet

Long-rail logistics

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Transport of pre-assembled turnout segments

Turnout logistics

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Some references Successful modernization of the Berlin–Hamburg high-speed rail line in record time

Due to its high strategic importance, the 193-kilometer-long SFS 6100 main line between Berlin and Hamburg was completely refurbished in stages over a period of approximately three months. To this end, the route was completely closed for varying lengths of time – depending on the section, for a weekend or over several weeks.

In accordance with the multi-year framework agreement, Vossloh began delivering all preassembled long rails from its welding plants in Hamburg and Nuremberg as of September 10, 2021. With a total length of approximately 400,000 meters, these rails undergo stationary milling treatment prior to delivery to ensure long service life. At the same time, Vossloh was responsible for the entire just-in-time rail logistics operation, supplying 34 long rail transport units. This included not only the demand-based delivery and unloading of the 180-meter-long new rails using various loading and unloading systems, but also the loading of all old rails and the return of the empty long rail transport wagons from the scrap processors.

Despite extremely tight timeframes and enormous quantities of material, Vossloh met all delivery deadlines, thereby making a significant contribution to the successful and on-schedule completion of the line modernization. Flexibility, expertise, and a strong team spirit ensured that the handover took place on schedule on December 6, 2021.

Some references Riedbahn: The pilot project for a reliable network

Deutsche Bahn is currently renovating key sections of Germany's high-speed rail network to ensure that the infrastructure is fit for the future. The first step was taken in 2024 with the complete renovation of the approximately 70 km long Riedbahn line in the Frankfurt am Main–Mannheim corridor. With around 300 long-distance, local, and freight trains passing through every day, it is one of the busiest routes in Germany. Due to the line’s age and high utilization, comprehensive modernization was necessary.

From the perspective of DB InfraGo, the Riedbahn project was given absolute priority and therefore took precedence over all other projects in 2024. Perhaps the rail replacement on the heavily frequented high-speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt could still be considered “equally important.” In both major projects, Vossloh was involved as a reliable service provider for rail logistics and welding operations.

For the Riedbahn project, the construction contract defined two geographically segmented work packages along the route, which was further divided into five sections to enable parallel execution. Sections A and B were constructed by Swietelsky. Sections C to E were taken over by Spitzke and Leonhardt Weiss as a joint venture (ARGE), with Spitzke responsible for D and E. Vossloh took on various tasks within the sections assigned to the ARGE consortium.

In section C: unloading the rails

In sections A and B: brief use of RA welding machine

In sections D and E:

SLW: 16 shifts
RA welding: 610 RA welds completed in 27 shifts, including the assignment of a specialist site supervisor
Milling train SF02: new rail surface treatment carried out over 46 shifts, covering a total of 45,946 meters of track and 88 turnouts
Flexis: 28 shifts for 88 turnouts