PRODUCT

Greenrail™ sleepers consist of an outer cover made of a blend of End of Life Tyres (ELTs) and recycled plastic, and an inner core in pre-stressed, reinforced concrete. Greenrail sleepers guarantee all the mechanical characteristics of the railway sleepers, offering following countless advantages:

•     smaller pulverization of the ballast and, as a result, reduction of maintenance costs;
•     longer lifespan;
•     greater resistance to rails’ lateral displacement;
•     significant electrical isolation;
•     greater resistance to the freezing / thawing phenomenon;
•     concrete inner core’s protection from sand in the desert regions;
•     reduction of vibration and noise levels deriving from railway traffic;
•     product’s traceability thanks to the RFID technology;
•     recovery and reuse of tonnes of plastic and ELTs (up to 35 tonnes) per every kilometre of rail line.

The inner core in concrete allows the production of sleepers with correct weight and structural characteristics for various types of rail lines, also the high-speed ones. Greenrail™ is the only sleeper in the world obtained from recycled materials and designed to use a “W” rail fastening system, preassembled in factory. The “W” system allows faster mounting and using standard mechanical systems for the renovation and laying of the tracks.

Compared to railway sleepers in reinforced concrete and the composite ones, the technology patented by Greenrail offers numerous advantages regarding the economic and safety aspects, but above all allows an important contribution to the reuse of plastic waste and End of Life Tyres, which is in line with the Green Economy’s circularity. At the same time, Greenrail products respond both to the international regulations and specific local needs, vouching the company as an important player in the dedicated sector.