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Vibration and Noise Protection Products for Railway Superstructures

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Since 1975, Getzner from Bürs / Austria has been extremely successful in developing and producing foamed polyurethane elastomers. First the target was to realize reproducibility with the material Sylomer, then it was to develop this material for specific applications.

Now Getzner is characterized by individual elastic solutions within the segments track superstructure and the layering of buildings, machines and industry. The product range for track superstructure includes Sylomer® and Sylodyn® ballast mats, elastic resilient pads for rail fasteners and sleeper pads. Talking of systems, Getzner can already refer to international projects with its mass-spring-system and embedded-rail-system.

With more than 40 years’ experience in this sector, Getzner has amassed expertise in the field of elasticity of modern superstructures, which enables us to fulfil every specification in respect of elasticity, maintenance, noise and vibration for the international railway industry.

Rail and baseplate pads for resilient rail fasteners

Baseplate pads and rail pads produced by Getzner have been in use for more than 14 years as elastic components for rail fasteners.

Elasticity in modern superstructures. For the last 25 years, Getzner has amassed expertise in the field of elasticity of modern superstructures.
Rail and baseplate pads for rail resilient rail fasteners, used on trams, subways, light rail and main lines.
Ballast mat - Getzner’s Sylomer® and Sylodyn® materials are ideal for elastic supports in all mass-spring systems where the noise isolation demands are very high.
These mass-spring systems are used in applications where the isolation demands, in terms of structure-borne noise, are very high and where the use of these systems is possible.
Applications for elastic sleeper pads include vibration isolation, increased track stability, adjustment of track stiffness and reduced rail corrugation.

Sylomer and Sylodyn baseplate pads and rail pads for elastic rail fasteners

Sylomer and Sylodyn resilient baseplate pads and rail pads are used on trams, subways, light rail and main lines for:

  • Slab track elasticity
  • Reduction of loads on the ballast
  • Reduction of wheel-track interaction
  • Reduction of secondary airborne noise from bridges
  • Dampening of structure-borne noise
  • Vibration damping for buildings

Elastic sleeper pads

Getzner sleeper pads are constructed of several layers. The isolation layer is firmly attached to the bottom of the sleeper and determines the elastic properties of the support. The load distribution layer is in direct contact with the ballast. This layer operates as mechanical protection for the insulation layer and distributes the forces over a wider area.

Applications for sleeper pads.

  • Vibration isolation
  • Increased track stability
  • Adjustment of track stiffness
  • Reduced rail corrugation

Sylomer and Sylodyn ballast mats

A complete range of ballast mats are available for subway, light rail and main line applications. Getzner ballast mats have been used as elastic bedding for ballasted railway track constructions since 1975.

The installation of ballast mats reduces the static and dynamic forces caused by rail traffic and transfers these forces evenly to the substructure.

Elastic supports for slab tracks and ballast troughs – “mass-spring” systems

Sylomer and Sylodyn are ideal materials for elastic supports in all mass-spring systems.

A wide variety of measures are available for reducing structure-borne noise at the source. These measures include the use of highly elastic pads for rail fasteners, ballast mats, elastic supports for slab tracks and troughs, so-called “mass-spring systems”.

These mass-spring systems are used in applications where the isolation demands, in terms of structure-borne noise, are very high and where the use of these systems is possible.

Essentially, there are three different types of such systems:

  • Full surface layer
  • Linear support
  • Discrete bearings

“Embedded rail” system

With its “embedded rail“ system, Getzner offers an attractive track solution that meets all the requirements. This system is highly attractive in terms of its long lifespan and cost-effectiveness, as well as its comfort and low noise generation.

Sylomer – a multi-faceted elastomer for track superstructures

For more than two decades now, Sylomer materials have been used in track superstructures as effective isolation against vibration and structure-borne noise. In this function, these materials also help to protect historical buildings, increase track stability and reduce the dynamic stresses on the ballast bed, thus keeping track maintenance costs low.

Sylodyn – the new generation of highly efficient elastomeric materials

Getzner has continued the development of the Sylomer materials that have been in use for many years and created a whole new generation of highly efficient polyurethane elastomers: Sylodyn. We offer a range of Sylodyn products that are designed specifically to meet the ever increasing dynamic stresses found in high performance rail operations: highly elastic inserts and pads, extremely effective ballast mats as well as supports for mass-spring systems.

Projects

  • Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Line

    The 406km-long Ankara-Sivas high-speed line is being developed by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) between Ankara and Sivas in Turkey.

  • New York City Subway

    New York City in the US led the way with mass transit systems and started operating its first metro line as long ago as 1904. In 1953, control of the system was assumed by the New York City Transit Authority, which also took over the management of all metropolitan bus services.

  • Docklands Light Railway Capacity Upgrade

    Since opening in 1987, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been central to the regeneration of east London. Now its significance is far greater than originally envisaged.

  • Copenhagen Metro, Light Rail and Metro Project, Denmark

    Denmark's capital city, København (Copenhagen), took light rail and metro technology to another level in October 2002 by opening an extensive system capable of being operated entirely without drivers. The project gained momentum through the area to be covered not being on the city's S-tog suburban heavy rail network.

  • Madrid Metro

    Spain's capital Madrid, home to over three million people, has one of the most extensive metro systems anywhere in the w

  • Strasbourg Light Rail Extension, France

    As a major administrative centre of the European Community, Strasbourg in eastern France began moves early in 1989 to create a public transport system which would be appropriate to its position at the hub of the continent.

  • Speedrail

    Australia cannot decide whether to enter the high speed rail revolution. Despite the 12 December 2000 decision to formally abandon its plans for a Speedrail network between Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, and Canberra, the nation's administrative capital, it is still talking to potential developers.

  • Bahn 2000

    In the 1980s, rail corridors through the Swiss Alps were running near capacity, and traffic connections in the densely p

  • Hong Kong West Rail

    West Rail is a massive, HK$57.7 billion project to build a stand-alone 30.5km rail line between Nam Cheong in West Kowloon and Tuen Mun, to try and tap into the growth potential of the western towns and cities of Hong Kong.

  • Heathrow Express

    The Heathrow Express is a high-speed service link offering the fastest journey time between Heathrow Airport and central London of 16 minutes and 21 minutes to Terminal 5.

  • Croydon Tramlink

    Croydon is part of the London conurbation, 15 miles south of the capital's centre. The most populous London borough with a population over 330,000, due to its proximity to central London and own concentration of commercial property, Croydon has heavy outward and inward commuter traffic.

  • High Speed Rail Operations

    Italy was a European pioneer in high-speed rail and the original home of the 'Pendolino' family of tilting trains that h

  • Arlanda Express High Speed Rail Link operated by A-Train AB, Sweden

    24 November 1999 saw the inauguration of the new, dedicated high-speed rail link between Stockholm Central railway station and the city's main airport, at Arlanda. The airport is at a competitive disadvantage over other major city air terminals, as it is 42km (26 miles) from the city centre.

  • London Underground Jubilee Line

    Construction of the extension of London Underground's Jubilee Line from Green Park, through south London and Docklands to Stratford, proved a troublesome project.

  • Thalys

    Thalys is a cross-border, high-speed passenger service that centres on the Brussels Midi station, linking the Belgian capital to Amsterdam, Paris and Cologne among others. The service is offered jointly by the Belgian, French, Dutch and German railways.

  • Lille VAL

    Capital of the Nord-Pas de Calais region, Lille is France's fourth largest metropolitan area. The city has a population

  • Kowloon-Canton Railway

    The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the neighbouring Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in southern China repres

  • Frankfurt-Köln

    German Railways (Deutsche Bahn – DB) is now a major player in European high-speed rail travel with its Inter City

  • Ankara Metro

    Ankara, the Turkish capital, first devised a project to build a light rail metro system in 1987, and was able to take ad

  • Kuala Lumpur

    Light Rail came to Kuala Lumpur in 1998 with the creation of the first section of an automatic mass transit system, runn

  • AVE

    Having first sanctioned a 160km/h (100mph) maximum speed as recently as 1986, Spain moved quickly to get high-speed rail

  • Grenoble Light Rail System, Rhône-Alpes

    Grenoble opened its first tramway in 1987. With the opening of Line D in October 2007, the system had grown to four lines with a combined length of 34.2km (21.4 miles).

  • Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) Rail Link

    Through a combination of overcrowding, a lack of expansion options and no rail links, all in the context of forecasted long-term rising demand, the Norwegian government decided to replace Oslo Fornebu as the capital's principal airport.

  • Taiwan Railway Administration High-Speed Network

    After months of delays and false starts, Taiwan’s 345km (220 miles) high-speed line between Taipei and Kaohsiung finally opened for service on 5 January 2007, when the first fare-paying passengers boarded a 700T trainset at Panchaio station.

  • Singapore Light Rail

    Singapore, one of the most densely populated islands in the world, boasts an excellent modern light-rail network. The sy

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