ZECK - THE STORY

CATENARY.
STILL ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS:
SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
Under Michael's direction and together with his wife Astrid, senior boss Fritz (until 2021) and since
2016 also with his nephew Nikolas Weitz as representative of the fourth generation, success continues
to follow success. Therefore, only a selection of milestones and flagship projects from the past
three decades since the start of production in Burgellern follows:
ZECK's machines were sold through SIEMENS with great success. Since 1995, this is also done directly.
An important milestone was ZECK's entry into the catenary business. In 1996, the first major
project was the electrification of the TGV line from Seoul to Busan. In cooperation with WINDHOFF
railway and infrastructure construction, the high-speed line was rebuilt and electrified.
A second beacon project in this area was West Coast Main Line in the UK in 2000/2001. This involved
replacing the existing catenary during ongoing operations within time frames of just five
hours. The skills acquired here are being incorporated into a project involving eight catenary installation
units for the Swiss Federal Railways SBB.
Das Joint Venture mit WINDHOFF für die TGV-Strecke in Südkorea
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