Search voestalpine Railway Systems Home Services Track Solutions Run - Maintenance & Recycling Mobile Rail Milling Mobile Rail Milling Regenerative maintenance of rail & turnouts High-quality maintenance service by rail and turnout milling High passenger numbers in urban transportation require increasingly dense cycle times and a tendency towards 24/7 operation in some cities. Densely populated urban areas require low emissions. In addition, there are high safety and comfort requirements in passenger transport. As a result of these challenges, infrastructure is deteriorating faster. Operational rail degradation is the main driver for rail maintenance in tracks and turnouts. Insufficient rail and turnout maintenance leads to: High costs for the renewal of track components due to reduced service life Service interruptions and thus reduced availability Noise emissions resulting in complaints from residents Increased safety risks Rail milling and turnout milling in the course of track maintenance are operations that improve track condition and make passenger transportation safer and more comfortable. voestalpine Track Solutions Germany GmbH, a company of voestalpine Railway Systems, operates an on-track MG11 milling machine. The machine is used for rail processing in tracks and turnouts in the course of regular maintenance cycles. MG11 means Milling-Grinding-Unit, i. e. the machine has one milling and one grinding unit and achieves a material removal of up to 1 mm per pass. The grinding unit ensures that the milled surface is smooth. In this way, operating noises are reduced, which is important for neighboring residents. With the MG11’s compact clearance profile, flexibility to adjust to different track gauge and the additional possibility of machining turnouts and grooved rails, the main areas of application are: Urban transport such as light rail systems Metro systems and especially tunnel areas Maintenance service for metros and light rail systems with the new MG11 0 seconds of 0 seconds Next The adjustable material removal of up to 1 mm per pass makes it possible for the first time in these applications to completely eliminate operational rail damage as well as to restore a like-new rail condition. The trailing grinding/polishing unit creates a smooth rail running surface in accordance with the requirements of EN13231. The resulting machining residues are completely removed by the machine. Milling wheel: Rail re-profiling by means of a rotary milling wheel Enables precise restoration of the target profile Polishing wheel/grinding wheel: Trailing polishing/grinding to create a smooth surface with low operating noise Exceeds the requirements of EN13231 The rail milling technology is complemented by customizable rail condition monitoring, which enables targeted use of this high-performance milling machine. In addition to pure rail milling, it is now possible for the first time to mill turnouts almost completely with the MG11. Our MG11 is the first of its kind, which has an integrated switch machining module. Johannes Wundersamer, Vice President Sales Life cycle approach - maintenance concept of rail & turnouts meets operator demand Regenerative maintenance strategy of rails and turnouts Customer benefits: Significant extension of rail service life by: Complete elimination of operational rail defects and restoration of a like-new rail condition Regular preventive maintenance for preservation of a like-new rail condition Complete re-profiling of the rail during machining No undirected sparks and therefore no fire hazard Complete removal of residue from rail machining (>99%) Low operating noise High cost-effectiveness due to high machine performance Milling and polishing in one pass Milling of turnouts as well as vignol and grooved rails Power: up to 600 meters/h milling speed Material removal: up to 1mm per pass How can we help you? If you have questions or feedback, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to help! CONTACT US How can we help you? If you have questions or feedback, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to help! Johannes Wundersamer Vice President Sales Mobile Grinding & Milling T. +43 50304 26 4275 Send e-mail Christian Remin Senior Vice President Operations T. +49 3381 810 555 Send e-mail Links Mobile Rail Grinding Rail Welding & Manual Grinding Track Management Life Cycle Cost Optimization voestalpine Track Solutions Germany GmbH Downloads Brochure: Milling Performance on Track PDF | 710 KB voestalpine Railway Systems voestalpine Railway Systems is the global leader for railway infrastructure system solutions, offering outstanding products, logistics and services for rails, turnouts, signaling and monitoring applications. Creating maximum customer benefit is the driving force behind all activities of the group. 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