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BENEFIT FROM INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY With over 100 years of experience in providing complex rail maintenance and construction solutions, Rhomberg Rail Australia — the Australian operating division of the Austrianbased Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group — is an industry specialist. However, it is its reputation as a pioneer and driving force in the development of new processes and systems that has positioned Rhomberg at the forefront of the rail sector.
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ith core competencies in design, technical advisory and project delivery of rail systems, track construction and maintenance activities, Rhomberg Rail is able to provide tailor-made and cost efficient solutions that focus on high performance and safe delivery. It has dedicated track construction crews capable of delivering all works associated with new rail infrastructure construction and renewal, as well as multiple crews trained and resourced to carry out periodic maintenance works including continuous welded rail (CWR), track adjustment and welding. Rhomberg Rail has extensive experience in the construction and repair of rail bridges and structures including replacing transoms, culverts and associated works, with fully qualified demolition supervisors. During the last decade, Rhomberg Rail has worked extensively with regional rail owners and operators to provide needsbased service delivery on a significant cross section of multi discipline urban
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and large-scale national projects. Driven by its desire to establish a culture of continuous improvement within the rail industry, the company is always finding new ways to optimise its output, while developing new products that are progressive and forward thinking. Many of these innovations have now become the standard in track renewal and maintenance, and have been employed in projects across Australia, such as the recent Branxton Weighbridge upgrade which was completed in November 2017.
UPGRADING THE BRANXTON WEIGHBRIDGE The new Branxton Weighbridge, located in the NSW Hunter Valley, incorporates prefabricated slab track and transition modules in a first-of-its-kind in Australia. Combining these technologies provided an innovative solution to the common issue of excessive track vibration leading to inaccurate data readings.
The Australia Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) wanted to upgrade the existing weighbridge system to include a highspeed weighbridge capable of capturing data from trains running at 60kph. A ballasted track system was determined to be unsuitable due to the excessive settlement and top issues that occur over time causing the coal wagons to bounce and sway, resulting in inaccurate weighbridge data readings. Rhomberg Rail Australia was engaged to provide its proprietary IVES and VTRAS system to solve this problem. IVES (Intelligent, Versatile, Efficient, Solid) is a precast slab track system that can be used for almost any type of permanent way (standard gauge, rapid transit, low or high-speed railway). The simple design of the prefabricated concrete units, in particular their shape and precise dimensions, allows each component to be specifically adjusted to suit any track configuration and modifications can be made quickly and easily. The Versatile Transition System (V-TRAS) universal transition module
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