Tramway track systems
From design to installation and maintenance of tramway track systems, in urban or suburban contexts.
Even for tramways, the pillar of mass transport, each project is designed to offer solutions to specific needs, with particular attention to environmental factors such as noise reduction, vibration management and aesthetic integration in street furniture.
Prefabricated track system
Prefabricated track system
Arianna T-Slab System
Arianna® is a ballast-less system consisting of prefabricated prestressed reinforced concrete slabs, resting on a base foundation and interposed with a special bedding screed.
This design ensures a smooth and uniform support to the platform, compensating for any irregularities of the underlying foundation.
This solution is ideal in terms of long-term investment and lifecycle cost, as it requires an extremely reduced maintenance, with respect to other track systems.
In these situations, Arianna® T-Slab becomes the fundamental element for the creation of crossing tracks, a solution that minimize the impact on urban traffic during the construction or expansion of tramway lines.
The Arianna® T-Slab system is available also in the standard version, which offers anti-vibration features comparable to a traditional ballast track system with sleepers. Moreover, the Arianna® T-Slab+ version has been designed to guarantee high performances in vibration reduction, extremely important in the critical points of the track, close to residential areas or to preserve the historical or urban heritage.
Track system in place
Track system in place
Floating Mass System
WEGH has developed an innovative track system that integrates tramway sleepers, fastening devices and reinforced concrete onto an elastomer mattress with specific elastic properties. This system, known as Floating Mass, offers a thickness and characteristics of the base mattress designed to meet all vibration control needs. Moreover, it can be easily integrated into tracks with switches and communication systems, thanks to the use of sleepers produced by WEGH.
The Floating Mass System is the optimal solution for reducing vibrations, making it particularly suitable for sections near historical monuments, densely populated areas, buildings of architectural or artistic value, hospitals and historical centres.
Bottom-Up System
In the Bottom-Up methodology, one starts with the pouring of the foundation and then proceeds with the assembly of the rails and fastenings.
This approach is very beneficial in contexts where the available space in height or width is limited, such as on viaducts. Installation can be carried out using continuous foundation castings or discrete concrete elements. By adding a mattress underneath the concrete pouring, a medium level of vibration containment can be achieved, contributing to optimal comfort for users.
Top-Down System
In the Top-Down methodology, we start with the anchoring of the rails and fastenings, and then proceed with the paving. This flexible approach allows the laying strategy to be adapted to the specific needs of the project, ensuring greater efficiency and better management of available economic resources.
This approach, like the Bottom-Up system, is also very beneficial in contexts where the available space in height or width is limited, such as on viaducts.
Laying can be performed by means of continuous foundation castings or discrete concrete elements. With the addition of a mattress underneath the poured concrete, a medium containment of vibrations can be achieved, thus contributing to optimal user comfort.
We support and collaborate with the client to choose the most suitable track system.
WEGH Group is one of the few companies in the world able to offer the customer all the necessary skills to carry out all phases of track system construction: design, production, installation and maintenance.
And for each phase, we have the experience to provide assistance for the proper execution of the work on schedule.
Track system
Metro track system
