Ballasted Track Sleepers
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Precast concrete sleepers have an extremely good longitudinal and lateral resistance in the ballast.
Sleepers for use with ballasted track can be supplied as monoblock or a twin block lighter version. Both can be used with High Speed and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) track.
- A world high speed train record (574.8km/hr) was set on SATEBA sleepers, which was on ballasted track.
- Twin block sleepers are the sleeper of choice for LRT projects since they are light weight and easy to install.
- Sleepers can be produced to suit the project specification to optimise costs and performance for a variety of rail and fastening types.
- Innovative solutions are available, such as under sleeper pads to reduce ballast wear and ballast thickness.
Key ballasted track projects SATEBA UK supplied include:
- HS1 (Channel Tunnel Rail Link)
- NET 1 & 2 (Nottingham Express Transit)