EURAILTEST

A World Leader in Rail Testing and Consulting

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1 Bd Saint Martin,
Paris,
F-75003 France

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1 Bd Saint Martin,
Paris,
F-75003 France

Whether you are a rail operator, a rail manufacturer, a transport authority or an engineering company, EURAILTEST can help you:

  • Design your railway tests and make them a real success
  • Analyse safety risks by addressing both legal and technical issues
  • Find and solve technical dysfunctions affecting operation or maintenance

One of the world leaders in rail testing, EURAILTEST is an independent organisation based in Paris and working closely with internationally recognised certification bodies.

Quality levels required in EURAILTEST laboratories, as well as its recognitions (Eba, Rina, Isarail, Belgorail and Certifer) and its accreditations awarded by independent authorities (like EN17025 awarded by the Cofrac), guarantee the success of your project, wherever it takes place.

EURAILTEST offers a wide selection of tests required for the design, construction and operation of Rolling stock.
Depending on the nature of your project, EURAILTEST can conduct the requisite tests either on fixed rigs (fatigue and vibratory tests, thermal and airflow tests…), on track or on dedicated test loops (dynamic comfort, braking, traction, current collection and EMC).

EURAILTEST

    Railway Laboratories: seven world-class railway labs

    EURAILTEST is coordinating seven experienced railway labs owned by the French Railways (SNCF) and the Paris Metro (RATP). Relying on EURAILTEST means benefiting from the know-how of more than 400 technicians and engineers working in these railway labs.

    We did it:

    • Italy: railway tests for the approval of the AGV Italo (Alstom Rolling Stock)
    • France: railway tests for the approval of the Avanto Tram Train (Siemens Rolling Stock)

    Rail Testing: long-standing expertise in testing railway equipment

    Our seven labs have been testing rail equipment for more than 70 years. Whatever your location around the globe, validating your technical solutions and ensuring success in your railway projects is our goal.

    We did it:

    • China: metro and high-speed bogies approval
    • Netherlands: commissioning tests of the Zuid high-speed line

    Rail Consulting: tailored railway engineering expertise

    Ranging from the individual analysis to complete rail tests and measures, EURAILTEST is renowned for its flexibility and its reliability.
    EURAILTEST can assist you in many different fields, including rolling stock, infrastructure, rail environment and urban systems.
    Our services can be either standard or tailor-made. In either case, they will suit your needs.

    We did it:

    • Our labs were involved in the world rail speed record of 574.8 km/h in 2007

    Railway Consultancy: from urban rail to heavy rail

    With over 100 consultancy missions per year in risk management, your business is in safe hands. EURAILTEST is known for giving the best possible advice addressing technical and legal issues.

    We did it:

    • Preventing rail corrugation on an urban rail network
    • Determining causes of pantograph damage

    R&D rail tests, rail maintenance tests, and railway commissioning tests

    We can provide our clients with complete railway tests: from R&D, through maintenance to commissioning. This gives worldwide customers a real competitive advantage by making quick and secure tests with only one partner, EURAILTEST.

    We did it:

    • 2,500km of high-speed lines commissioned by our teams
    • 1.6 million kilometres covered by our test trains for infrastructure and rolling stock approval

    Urban transport system testing, analysis and support

    Regarding guided urban transport systems, EURAILTEST offers an extensive range of products and services that help you defend your interests and get the best out of your vehicles and infrastructure.

    In addition to technical tests conducted on rolling stock, infrastructure or in connection with the urban rail transport system environment, EURAILTEST has enlisted the support of railway experts, lawyers specialising in transport matters and insurers in order to offer its assistance to industry and local communities, organising authorities and urban transport operators.

    Railway safety systems assessment

    Furthermore, as an increasingly large number of systems are used to fulfil critical functions vital to the safety of people and property, EURAILTEST has developed strong skills regarding safety system functional reliability assessment.

    EURAILTEST excellent skills in software development methods such as the B-Method, SCADE, software proving, static analysis techniques and software testing facilities have also allowed our labs to contribute to large-scale projects, both in France (SACEM, METEOR, OURAGAN, automation of Paris metro Line 1) and abroad (metro networks in Singapore, Mexico, Barcelona and Algiers).

    We did it:

    • Driverless CBTC (Paris metro Lines 1 and 14, Barcelona Line 9)
    • Driver-assisted CBTC (Paris metro Lines 3, 5 and 13, Algiers metro Line 1, SACEM Paris RER Line A)
    • Computerised control rooms (Paris Lines 11, 3b and 1), Rolling stock (Alstom metros MF 2000 and MP05)

    Rolling Stock

    Our experts help with the approval of rolling stock type, which can be a complex process.

    11 Oct 2018

    Infrastructure

    For rolling stock, EURAILTEST offers type approval tests designed for railway infrastructure.

    11 Oct 2018

    Railway Equipment

    EURAILTEST offers a comprehensive range of services that include measurements, testing and expert advice for railway equipment qualification.

    11 Oct 2018

    Rail Testing And Consulting

    Eurailtest assists rail operators, rail manufacturers, organizing authorities or engineering companies, to carry out various tests, measurements and investigations.

    27 Feb 2020

    Sound Transit’s East Link Extension Project, Washington

    The East Link Extension is a light rail route extension project, which will connect downtown Seattle, US, with the cities of Mercer Island and Bellevue, including the Bel-Red corridor area, as well as the Overlake area in Redmond.

    17 May 2016

    Eurailtest and Partner offer Fire Safety Services

    Eurailtest, in conjunction with partner the RATP Test and Measurement Laboratory (LEM), can provide a range of fire safety services for applications in the rail sector and new constructions.

    21 Feb 2020

    Eurailtest and Partners Perform Tests on Stadler’s Flirt LEX

    Eurailtest, the Rolling Stock Engineering Centre (CIM) and the Railway Test Agency (AEF) are performing tests on the Flirt LEX, a self-propelled trainset designed by Stadler for the cross-border service between France and Switzerland, of the same specifications used in the two countries' local service.

    14 Feb 2020

    Eurailtest Contributing to Crossrail Regional Express Line in UK

    At the end of 2017, Eurailtest submitted a bid in response to the invitation to tender issued by the Alstom, TSO, Costain Group joint venture to provide a complete service package using the skills and competencies of its main test laboratories, for the tests on the 21km of the line routed underground.

    06 Jun 2019

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    1 Bd Saint Martin

    Paris

    F-75003

    France