Technika a trh

rail transport l association

The current successful development of railway transport comes as a result of the

200-year old tradition of the Czech railway

industry. This long tradition is successfully

followed by the current representatives of

the Czech railway industry, who do not rely only on tradition, but also invest significantly in the development of new products, the purchase of advanced

technologies, and the renovation of production facilities. Technological innovation is a fundamental prerequisite to becoming competitive in this dynamically

developing industry.

The companies associated in ACRI have

a significant share in supplies for the

Czech railway system, with an ever-increasing share of exports. The turnover of companies in the Czech railway industry

amounts to CZK 78 billion, of which exports account for 56 %, and the total number of employees is 20,000. Supplies from

Třinecké železárny to a number of European countries are successful; BONATRANS,

a manufacturer of wheelsets, has opened

a plant in India and wheels from its plants are

used almost all over the world; Czech trams

are operated reliably in Turkey, Germany,

Slovakia, Finland, and Hungary; Czech companies participate in railway operation safety systems in Bulgaria, Serbia, Belarus, Slovakia, and other countries. As far as the Czech

railways are concerned, they are virtually

a stable partner for the national carriers,

ČESKÉ DRÁHY and ČD CARGO.

SIGNIFICANT

INNOVATION

PROJECTS

ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION

Catenary-free trams for the Turkish city of

Konya can currently travel at least 3 kilometres without using the pantograph

in normal city traffic at speeds of up to

30 km/h. This type of power supply is generally used when a tram is intended to travel to areas where no trolley wire is installed, so no high infrastructure investment is

required or, as in the case of Konya, in historic parts of the city where an overhead line would disturb the local atmosphere.

GHH-BONATRANS

Every year, this company launches about a

hundred new products (wheelsets or their

parts). BONASTAR wheels feature improved steel quality on wheels for wheelsets

with brake discs. This brings operators an up

to 30% increase in mileage and, therefore,

significant savings in life cycle costs. Another

example of product innovation is the induction hardened axle. A several-year project of

researchers brought about a revolutionary

technological innovation in the field of axle

heat treatment resulting in a multiple times

higher fatigue strength.

AŽD Praha

The leading European supplier of safety

and communication systems for railways

is one of the leaders in the field. On the

testing of polygons, AŽD PRAHA is preparing testing of a system designed for regional driverless trains. On its ČížkoviceObrnice line, known as the Švestková

dráha (Plum Railway), AŽD Praha is preparing a transition to maintenance-free

operation. This will be the first railway line in the country which will not need the

use of trackwalkers who regularly check

the technical condition of the track, except

for regular preventive maintenance interventions. An Innovative Global Diagnostic

System that will continuously monitor and

evaluate important track parameters and

all the equipment installed on it.

AMiT

Last year, the company started supplying

railway panel computers to ABB India to

be installed in the driver's cab on WAG-9

series locomotives. These panel computers feature excellent water resistant properties.

Glacier Express

From March 2019, the company put new

cars into operation on the railway line between Zermatt and St. Moritz. For the first

time, passengers rode in the luxury

COMFORT seats, which BORCAD supplied to the highest class, Excellence.

IGW

IGW gearboxes are successfully used by

the world's leading manufacturers of rolling stock around the world.

OLTIS Group

Offers comprehensive and very flexible information systems with many components for use in transport, forwarding, and

logistics.

Marie Alžběta Vopálenská, ACRI CEO

Pobřežní 224/20, 186 00 Praha 8