Customer benefit

• PROSE is operating in the field of vehicle design and testing and knows the systematic relationships of track dynamics and acoustics
• In this project, it focused on the as-built analysis, simulation models, laboratory tests and installation and measurements on test tracks
• BATEGU is a developer of rubber compounds and manufacturer of damping elements for use in rail vehicles
• It contributed the know-how for the development of a suitable material and the design of the rail pad

Project tasks

• Swiss rail traffic shall become quieter - therefore, the BAFUand BAV encourage noise and vibration reducing measures in railroad construction
• For this, PROSE went to the source of the noise directly together with the rubber manufacturer BATEGU
• We then developed a new rail pad that reduces rail noise by up to 4 dB (A) and at the same time protects the railway superstructure

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