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Reference project track-foundation-laying train: Foundation for a signal bracket in Hamburg

A pile was driven in as the foundation for a signal bracket during the construction of the new S4 S-Bahn (suburban) railway link (Hamburg – Bad Oldesloe). The foundation was located on an embankment between the tracks of the S1 S-Bahn rail link and the mainline railway – it was therefore not possible to access it from the outside – but that was a situation for which the track-foundation-laying train was literally designed for.

The track-foundation-laying train allowed the workers to complete the foundation for a signal bracket in an inaccessible location within less than 40 hours – and without the need to dismantle any railway infrastructure. A total success!

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Foundation in just 40 hours - the work flow:

2.00 a.m.: The shoring work began at the foundation point once the construction track had been installed. The track-foundation-laying train was prepared at a nearby suburban railway siding at the same time. The foundation pipe (DN 813) was attached to the hydraulic vibrator and vibrated 6.5 metres into the ground along with the welded-on side plates once the track-foundation-laying train had been positioned at the foundation point. The track-foundation-laying train was then converted on site to the Kelly drilling method for the purposes of boring out the foundation pipe down to the base.

The foundation pile was concreted with the reinforcement cage having been lifted into place that same evening.

The reinforcement work for the head foundation with the integrated anchor rods as a connection for the signal bracket to be fitted later was commenced the next morning.

The prefabricated concrete element was placed over the lost formwork, the anchor rods were aligned for the final time and the head foundation was concreted at around midday.

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Client:

Depenbrock Bau GmbH & Co. KG, 32351 Stemwede

Construction time:

Around 40 hours, 18./19.11.2023

Scope of work:

Installation of the foundation for a signal bracket with head foundation

HERING reference projects Foundation Construction Train:

Hamburg
Signal bracket in Hamburg

Foundation in just 40 hours

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First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING

At the end of July, the first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive was handed over to HERING Bahndienste GmbH in Munich-Allach. Provided by Northrail, the locomotive adds a highly flexible solution to our fleet for transport operations throughout Germany and for transferring our heavy rail-bound machinery.

First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING

The key advantage is its dual-mode drive: the locomotive runs electrically under overhead lines and switches to diesel operation on non-electrified sections. This allows it to access sidings, freight access tracks and construction sites that cannot easily be reached by purely electric locomotives. Time-consuming locomotive changes are no longer necessary. This simplifies transport planning, shortens operational processes and provides greater flexibility for construction-site and transfer operations. At the same time, the locomotive can operate with lower local emissions in electric mode on electrified routes.

The locomotive is the first Vectron Dual Mode G13 approved for operation in both Germany and Austria. It will primarily be used for transporting and transferring our heavy rail-bound machinery throughout Germany.

Benefits at a Glance:

  • Electric operation under overhead lines
  • Diesel operation on non-electrified sections
  • No time-consuming locomotive changes
  • Flexible access to construction sites and sidings
  • Efficient transfer of heavy rail-bound machinery
  • Approved for operation in Germany and Austria
  • Greater planning reliability for transport and construction-site operations


Further information and technical details about the locomotive: Vectron Dual Mode

We are delighted to welcome this new addition to our fleet and wish it many safe and successful journeys.
 

First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING
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At HERING, we see ourselves as pioneers in the field of sustainability. As early as 1996, we were the first construction company in Germany to obtain EMAS certification. Every three years, we publish an environmental statement documenting our goals and how we have achieved them. Actually, for the first time, we published a sustainability report with an integrated environmental statement in accordance with EMAS - a logical next step in view of our ecological and social responsibility. It documents how we deal internally and externally with the issues that are essential to our future viability.

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First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING

At the end of July, the first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive was handed over to HERING Bahndienste GmbH in Munich-Allach. Provided by Northrail, the locomotive adds a highly flexible solution to our fleet for transport operations throughout Germany and for transferring our heavy rail-bound machinery.

First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING

The key advantage is its dual-mode drive: the locomotive runs electrically under overhead lines and switches to diesel operation on non-electrified sections. This allows it to access sidings, freight access tracks and construction sites that cannot easily be reached by purely electric locomotives. Time-consuming locomotive changes are no longer necessary. This simplifies transport planning, shortens operational processes and provides greater flexibility for construction-site and transfer operations. At the same time, the locomotive can operate with lower local emissions in electric mode on electrified routes.

The locomotive is the first Vectron Dual Mode G13 approved for operation in both Germany and Austria. It will primarily be used for transporting and transferring our heavy rail-bound machinery throughout Germany.

Benefits at a Glance:

  • Electric operation under overhead lines
  • Diesel operation on non-electrified sections
  • No time-consuming locomotive changes
  • Flexible access to construction sites and sidings
  • Efficient transfer of heavy rail-bound machinery
  • Approved for operation in Germany and Austria
  • Greater planning reliability for transport and construction-site operations


Further information and technical details about the locomotive: Vectron Dual Mode

We are delighted to welcome this new addition to our fleet and wish it many safe and successful journeys.
 

First Vectron Dual Mode for HERING