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Track construction, renewal and upgrades

Quick introduction

Find out quickly and comfortably about the range of services offered by LEONHARD WEISS BAUUNTERNEHMUNG. Our “Quick introduction” will give you an overview of our entire product portfolio.

We address all the logistical and organisational challenges related to new track construction, maintenance and renewal with minimal disruption of normal railway traffic. Our expertise ranges from ballasted track to slab track and encompasses all track gauges from standard, to mountain, cable and narrow-gauge railways.

All projects are fully implemented from A to Z – economically, reliably, and rapidly. Our combination of skilled managers, experienced employees, innovation, and cutting edge technology enable us to master all tasks with the utmost precision.

Stuttgart-Bretten

Customer: Deutsche Bahn AG
Construction time: 7 months
Construction year: 2009

Facts and figures:
- 22 km of track renewal with High – Output track renewal train between Mühlacker and Bietigheim
- 5.6 km of station tracks in Sachsenheim and Bietigheim
- 24 switches
- Execution during track possessions, mainly at night

 

 

 

Dillingen-Trier

Customer: Deutsche Bahn AG
Construction time: 2.5 months
Construction year: 2010

Facts and figures:
- 38 km track renewal with High – Output track renewal train
- 6 x S & C renewals
- Alteration of 8 station tracks

 

 

 

Light railway track U6 Fasanenhof Stuttgart-Möhringen

Customer: Stuttgarter Strassenbahn AG
Construction time: 8 months
Construction year: 2008 – 2010

Facts and figures:
- 1.03 km green track on slab track system
- 80 m of medium height platform
- 1.1 km of 8-strand cable route with approximately 50 cable shafts
- Completion of 40 drainage shafts
- 7.000 square metres of green area

 

 

 

Schorndorf-Nördlingen

Customer: DB Netz AG
Construction time: 6 months
Construction year: 2009 – 2010

Facts and figures:
- 66 km of track renewal, including 56 km of renewal with High – Output track renewal train and
  1 km of conventional renewal
- Replacement of 48 switches with ballast replacement, partly with sub layer

 

 

 

Fetesti-Constanta, Bucharest, Romania

Customer: C.N.C.F.R. S.A. (Romanian Rail)
Construction time: 43 months
Construction year: 2006 – 2009

Facts and figures:
- Ballast subgrade rehabilitation and alteration over 220 km of track
- Installation of 120 switches
- Renovation and renewal of 18 bridges
- Renovation of 10 stations

 

 

 

Kiruna, Sweden

Customer: Banverket
Construction time: 12 months (2 x 6 months during the summer)
Construction year: 2008 – 2009

Facts and figures:
- 32 km of track renewal with High-Output track renewal train per year
- Alteration in short track possessions of 7.5 hours per day
- Completion on schedule

 

 

 

Dovrebanen, Norway

Customer: Jernbaneverket
Construction time: 3 months
Construction year: 2010

Facts and figures:
- 20 km of track renewal with High-Output track renewal train
- 11 km of sleeper replacement with High-Output track renewal train
- Alteration in short track possessions of 6 hours per day
- Completion on schedule

 

 

 

Ciechanów-Swiercze, Poland

Customer: PKP (Polish Rail)
Construction time: 24 months
Construction year: 2009 – 2011

Facts and figures:
- Track construction, civil engineering, catenary system, building construction, drainage, signalling
  and telecommunications technology, engineered structures
- Removal of 58 switches
- Renewal of 39 switches
- 100,000 x sleepers