2013-vinci-annual-report

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permanent track: concrete sleepers and
CWRs, which can be up to 434 metres long.
For this project, however, ETF developed a
special laying method and system.
The wagon, combined with a new trailer for
laying concrete sleepers, removes the rails
from the storage train and lays them by
pushing them along rollers fixed to the
sleepers. The track can thus be laid directly
in 400 metre sections, generating savings
in terms of both productivity and safety:
elimination of rail slinging operations and
the risks of breakage; mechanisation of
the task of hooking CWRs to the train,
remote-controlled manoeuvring, etc.
Eurovia exploits all the competitive advantages
derived from its innovation policy in
every sector of activity. Its worldwide
research centre and technical network of
25 laboratories, which employ a total of
650 engineers and 35 researchers, develop
not only new generation rail systems but
also products and processes that reduce the
quantities of materials used and energy
consumption during infrastructure works.
These solutions optimise the use of both
natural and recycled resources.