SWITZERLAND: BLS is installing FFU synthetic wood sleepers supplied by Japanese firm Sekisui at three sites for trials.
The first installation was at Frutigen station, where FFU turnout bearers are being tested.
The fibre-reinforced foam urethane sleepers were supplied pre-drilled to SBB's Hägendorf workshop, where the turnouts were prefabricated for transport to the worksite in two panels.
NETHERLANDS: With more European infrastructure managers adopting synthetic wood for railway sleepers and bridge timbers, Japanese manufacturer Sekisui Chemical Co has announced plans to establish a local manufacturing facility in the Netherlands.
FINLAND: Transport infrastructure agency Väylä has started testing FFU synthetic sleepers from Sekisui on the 1 524 mm gauge national network, to assess their suitability for use in very low temperatures.
INTERNATIONAL: Axion International and Sicut Holding have agreed to establish Axion Rail as a 65:35 joint venture which will supply recycled composite sleepers worldwide under licence from Rutgers University. 'We have been working with our partners at Sicut since Axion’s founding’, said Axion President & CEO Steve Silverman. Axion ...
