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GREENRAIL™ sleeper has been thought by trying to combine the advantages of concrete sleepers with the ones of composite sleepers.
The result of the combination between concrete and composite sleepers is a sleeper that has a longer lifespan, estimated in 50 years from the first installation. Also, the sleeper is designed to support the “W” rail elastic type fastening system, pre-assembled in factory, which facilitates the construction through renewal trains and requires less time. This, together with the inner core in concrete, makes the product adaptable to all types of lines. |
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The sleeper is composed of an inner core in concrete, covered by an elastic outer shell obtained from recycled plastic and ELT, which reduces maintenance costs, vibrations and noise.
All these features can be translated into tangible benefits in terms of environmental sustainability.
First of all, the use of secondary materials such as recycled plastics and ELT allows to use the material recovery from two waste streams whose disposal is somewhat critical. Such direct advantage might be supplemented by further favorable environmental aspects, such as the decreased consumption of ballast and the consequent lower release of particulates in the air.
Furthermore, the possibility to produce electric energy thanks to the embedded piezoelectric or photovoltaic system is another advantage of the system that needs to be addressed.
All these features can be translated into tangible benefits in terms of environmental sustainability.
First of all, the use of secondary materials such as recycled plastics and ELT allows to use the material recovery from two waste streams whose disposal is somewhat critical. Such direct advantage might be supplemented by further favorable environmental aspects, such as the decreased consumption of ballast and the consequent lower release of particulates in the air.
Furthermore, the possibility to produce electric energy thanks to the embedded piezoelectric or photovoltaic system is another advantage of the system that needs to be addressed.
