Rhomberg Bahntechnik GmbH / Alpine Bau GmbH have signed the largest contract in the history of Austria for rail improvement.

Rhomberg Bahntechnik GmbH / Alpine Bau GmbH have signed the largest contract in the history of Austria for rail improvement - a grand volume of over 260 Million Euros.
Rhomberg Bahntechnik GmbH will take on the technical management, whereas Alpine Bau GmbH will manage the commercial side of the project. With such a high volume and forecasting showing 4 years as the estimated project length, only candidates with vast technical, specialized and logistical knowledge were taken into account.

DI Dirk Diedrich (project leader ARGE) ´During the 2 year tendering period we created a top-quality offer that convinced our client. This reassuringly shows that the quality of work as well as expertise are still driving forces in Austria.

´This contract is truly a milestone in the development of both companies (Rhomerg and Alpine), as well as the development for rail engineering in general, and will certainly improve our market positioning in Austria` DI Hubert Rhomberg (Managing Director of ARGE) announced pleased.

The project covers a 41 km section (Kundl/Radfeld-Baumkirchen), which is the first part of the northern feed to the Brenner-Basistunnel track. It is also part of the railway axle from Munich to Verona which will be used for high-speed freight transport. The maximum operating speed for this section will be 250km/h. Characteristic for this stretch is the, in total, 34 km long dual track tunnel.

Fact-Box:

Technical Rail Equipment

The technical rail equipment includes:

• setting up the edge way and the tunnel level
• construction of track system
• installation of ventilation and electrics
• construction of technical rooms and buildings
• health and safety installations
• installation of flood control measures
• sound proof walls
• creation, operation and removal of e.g. electricity for building site, communication, ventilation, logistics, etc.
• complete coordination of construction site

Respective key data:

• start of construction: January 2009
• concrete to be used: ca. 290'000 m³
• track to be assembled: ca. 170 km
• cables and pipes: ca. 1'200 km
• rca. 31'000 m² sound proof wall
• equipment for 42 technical buildings
• completion/hand-over: Juli 2012

Photo Credits:
Brenner Eisenbahn GmBH