TURNOUT SLEEPERS: PRECISION FOR COMPLEX TRACK GEOMETRIES
Turnout sleepers require the highest level of precision, as their geometry must be tailored exactly to the respective turnout design. RAILONE combines decades of manufacturing expertise with highly automated and digitalised production processes to produce a wide range of variants efficiently and consistently to the highest quality standards.
The result is high-performance turnout sleepers that provide optimum positional stability, even for the most demanding track geometries.
Turnouts are technically complex track components that cannot be adapted freely to adjacent structures. As a result, the design of the turnout sleeper must largely conform to the turnout geometry itself. RAILONE has mastered these adaptation processes and possesses the expertise required to manufacture a wide variety of turnout sleepers efficiently and to consistently high quality standards.
A major milestone in this development was achieved in 2019 with the commissioning of RAILONE’s latest turnout sleeper production plant in Schwandorf. Here, turnout sleepers are manufactured using highly automated and digitalised production processes, delivering levels of productivity and quality that are unparalleled worldwide.
Long service life, comparable to that of standard track sleepers
Individual turnout components, such as crossing noses, can be replaced without replacing the sleepers
Excellent turnout stability thanks to the high specific weight of the sleepers, resulting in reduced ballast maintenance requirements
Suitable for standard, heavy haul and high-speed rail applications, depending on the design
Sleeper lengths ranging from approximately 1 to 5 m enable use in all types of turnouts, crossings and track connections
Variable reinforcement layouts allow the use of all common fastening systems, including dowels, through-bolted fastenings and anchor rails
Sleeper coupling systems can be incorporated, including in switch machine areas
Standard application | Turnout sleeper |
Maximum speed | 250 km/h |
Axle load | 25 metric tons |
Length | 800–4,700 mm |
Width | 300 mm |
Sleeper height | 220 mm |
Weight | 155 kg/m |
