ADAPTABLE TO ANY ENVIRONMENT: ASPHALT, CONCRETE OR COBBLE STONE
RHEDA CITY covered can be designed with rail encapsulation or rubber granulate chamber filler elements. The system’s inherent lateral stability also allows for continuous rail support. The track can be covered with asphalt, concrete, including precast concrete elements, or paving.
RHEDA CITY ADAPTABLE TO ANY ENVIROMENT, WITH ASPHALT, CONCRETE OR PAVING
RHEDA CITY can be designed as covered track using rail encapsulation systems or rubber granulate chamber filling elements. The system’s inherent lateral stability also allows for continuous rail support. The track can be covered with asphalt, concrete, including precast concrete elements, or paving.
SYSTEM DESIGN OF RHEDA CITY COVERED
The system design remains unchanged for the road-surfaced variant. The track slab is usually concreted to just below the rail foot, allowing the rails to be recessed to the required depth. With continuous rail support, by contrast, the concrete extends up to the rail foot, which is elastically encapsulated to provide resilient support on the track slab.
Wear components such as the rails and track covering can be separated and replaced, usually after 8 to 12 years together with the road surface, effectively renewing the track system.
RHEDA CITY covered can be designed with either flat-bottom rails or, more commonly, grooved rails. Grooved rails have higher manufacturing tolerances and require special fastening systems where construction height is limited. RAILONE developed the NV-1 system specifically for these applications.
Durable, multimodal track surface compatible with asphalt, concrete or paving, with no changes to the system design required
Track insulation using rail encapsulation or chamber filler elements
Suitable for flat-bottom or grooved rail profiles, including continuous rail support
Flexible design of the pavement structure and the joint or interface between the rail and track covering
Rail replacement and repairs without intervention in the track slab
Continuous system design enables uninterrupted construction processes, even with changing surface materials
Application | Urban Transit |
System type | RHEDA family with bi-block sleepers (TB/ZB) embedded in cast-in-place concrete |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h* |
Axle load | 15 metric tons* |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm; additional narrow-gauge variants available |
System width | 2,500 mm |
System height on embankments | 480 mm |
Approvals | Approved for use on several Urban Transit networks |
Note | Other combinations of speed and axle load can be assessed upon request. |
