September 30
2020
Railroad noise: Rubber against rail noise
Railway operators can breathe a sigh of relief: PROSE and BATEGU have developed a novel elastic Rail Pad between rail and concrete sleeper which promises to solve two old problems: It protects the ballast and reduces noise. This lowers the maintenance costs, extends the maintenance intervals and is easy on the nerves of the people living nearby.
Full report of the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU): link
Other PROSE news
July 10
2020
PROSE and BATEGU successfully complete the research project "low noise rail pads"
PROSE and BATEGU have succeeded in developing an environmentally friendly rail pad which considerably reduces rail traffic noise and protects the track bed.
July 1
2020
PROSE as independent verification body for the calculation of vehicle-specific track access
With the implementation of the track access charge system from 2017, the BAV regulation on rail network access (NZV-BAV) requires the calculation of vehicle-specific prices.
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