Topic: Elastic solutions for Railway Superstructure

Programme:

• Introduction
• Typical problems and failures in railway superstructure
• Which benefits can be achieved with elastic materials
• Main benefits of vibration isolation and superstructure protection
• Under sleeper pads: functionality, requirements, benefits, case studies
• Under ballast mats: functionality, requirements, benefits, case studies
• Mass spring systems: functionality, requirements, benefits, case studies
• Rail pads and baseplate pads: which benefits can be achieved with polyurethane pads
• Sustainability: how can polyurethane solutions still be sustainable

Presentations & Speakers:

Thomas Gamsjäger, Senior Vice President Railway Division, Getzner

Stefan Loacker-Schöch, Product Management and Product Development, Getzner

Experience with undersleeper pads at the Austrial Federal Railway
Dr. Bernhard Knoll, Vice President of UEEIV, Head of Superstructure Department at ÖBB Infrastruktur AG