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REHAU U/S RAILWAY SYSTEMS In oRdER THAT opERATIng cURREnTS cAn fLoW SAfELY

With the increasing concentration of traffic in major cities and metropolitan areas modern light and heavy railway systems are becoming increasingly important. REHAU systems made of polymer materials have been occupying a prominent position in the traction current sector with the third rail for over 45 years. The aluminium/steel live rail has also been tried and tested over 10 years.

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REHAU U/S RAILWAY SYSTEMS In oRdER THAT opERATIng cURREnTS cAn fLoW SAfELY

REHAU U/S RAILWAY SYSTEMS LoAd-bEARIng coMponEnTS foR A SAfE TRAcTIon cURREnT SUppLY pRodUcTS foR LIgHT RAILWAY SYSTEMS

3rd rail system technology

Cover system for top pick-up live rail

GRP support for top pick-up live rail Aluminium steel composite rail

Cover system for side pick-up live rail

GRP live rail support

Support for bottom pick-up live rail

Cover system for bottom pick-up live rail

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ModERn TRAcTIon cURREnT SUppLY boTToM pIcK-Up LIVE RAIL

REHAU underground and suburban railway systems can be used without problems even under difficult climatic conditions irrespective of whether it is in tunnel or outdoor areas. Our development expertise and system diversity also enable customer-specific solutions in addition to the development of entire modular construction systems. Components and system solutions for traction current supply are produced with a variety of production processes, materials and cross-sections – of course, all are from one source and specific to the system.

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MUnIcH UndERgRoUnd RAILWAYREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1969: PVC live rail cover system Since 1975: Rigid GRP live rail supports Since 1994: Height adjustable GRP live rail supports Since 1996: Live rail cover system made of halogen-free thermoplastics

The Munich underground railway in conjunction with the suburban railway form the backbone of the local public transport system of the state capital Munich. It was opened on the 19th October 1971. The Munich underground railway transports approx. 360 million passengers per year (as per 2010). REHAU has supplied approximately 200 km cover systems and 50,000 live rail supports since 1969.

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HAMbURg UndERgRoUnd RAILWAY(ELEVATEd RAILWAY SYSTEM)REfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1989: Height adjustable GRP live rail support PVC live rail cover system Since 2002: Live rail cover system made of halogen-free thermoplastics

The Hamburg underground railway was opened in 1912 and is the second oldest underground railway in Germany after the Berlin underground railway. In 2010, it transported approximately 414 million passen-gers in Hamburg. The Hamburg underground railway has the third-largest network in Germany after Berlin and Munich but ahead of Nuremberg, with its network length of 100.7 km. REHAU supplied approximately 35 km cover systems over the past 5 years.

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REHAU products Since 1991: PVC cover system, GRP cover system Since 1992: Height adjustable GRP live rail supports Since 1997: Rigid live rail supports Since 2001: Aluminium/steel composite rail in the network Since 2005: Halogen-free cover system made of PCAB for tunnels

The cover systems for the suburban railway comprise spacers, ”standard” covers, insulator covers, protective boxes for point leading ramps in various designs as well as covers for feeding points. In addition to this, the special ”bridge guard rail” design exits for the suburban railway for which REHAU supplies the covers, a socket, an insulator cover and an end cover.

The Berlin suburban railway is part of the light and heavy railway system of the city of Berlin. 15 lines are operating on a route network of 331.5 km, which serves 166 stations. The Berlin suburban railway is the only suburban railway in Germany to operate with a direct current from a laterally attached live rail apart from the suburban railway in Hamburg. REHAU supplied Germany‘s largest suburban railway network with approximately 1 million metres cover systems and 150,000 live rail supports.

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REHAU products Since 1970: PVC live rail cover system Since 1998: Live rail cover system made of halogen-free thermoplastics

The latest underground railway in Germany to open was Nuremberg underground railway on 01.03.1972 and was the first railway to open an automated underground railway line in Germany on 15.03.2008. It now forms the backbone of light local public railway systems in Nuremberg and Fürth. Its route network is 35 km long and is served by three permanent lines, which are joined by two support lines. A total of 118.75 million passengers used the Nuremberg underground railway in 2006 which corresponds to an average of 325,000 passengers per day. REHAU supplies approximately 5 km cover systems for this per year.

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VIEnnA UndERgRoUnd RAILWAYREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1987 GRP live rail support Since 1987 GRP live rail cover system

The Vienna underground railway was officially opened in 1978 following a trial service.The underground network consists of five lines and was partly made up of lines from the Vienna metropolitan railway. The underground railway transports approximately 1.4 million passengers per day i.e. approximately 534.4 million per year. Around 100 km cover systems and 25,000 GRP live rail supports from REHAU have been installed into the Vienna underground railway network since 1987.

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cAIRo UndERgRoUnd RAILWAYREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1994: Height-adjustable GRP live rail supports, live rail cover systems made of GRP. The Cairo GRP cover system consists of spacers, ”standard” cover profiles, insulator covers, protective boxes for point leading ramps, cover for cable terminals in various dimensions

The Cairo metro in Egypt’s capital is the only fully developed underground system in Africa. Two linesare currently in operation, which are both operated separately. A third underground railway line is in the advanced stages of planning. The first section of line 3 started operation on 21.02.2012 with REHAU components. REHAU supplied approximately 80 km cover systems and 20,000 live rail supports for this.

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RoTTERdAM METRoREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 2000: GRP live rail cover system Since 2008: Height adjustable GRP live rail supports

The Rotterdam underground railway is a local public transport system within the second largest Dutch city apart from the metropolitan railway, buses and commuter railways and the oldest underground railway in the Benelux region. The first section was opened in 1968. The metro is used in the urban region Rotterdam whereas the inner city is primarily served by the Rotterdam metropolitan railway. The metro has therefore a large average distance between stations and travels at high speeds compared to other underground railways. REHAU delivered just under 20 km cover systems to Rotterdam since 2000 and approximately 200 live rail supports since 2008.

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HELSInKI UndERgRoUnd RAILWAYREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1991: GRP live rail supports Since 1992: Live rail cover system

The Helsinki underground railway has been in existence since 1982. It contains one line, which connects the Finnish capital with its surrounding area in the East around Vantaa. The stations‘ names are in two languages: first in Finnish and then in Swedish. The networks measures approx. 21 km in length of which 4.9 km is in inner-city tunnels, 2.5 km on bridges and approximately 13.6 km overground. There are21 stations. REHAU supplied approx. 25 km cover system and 5,000 live rail supports.

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WARSAW METRoREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 2003: GRP live rail support Since 2003: GRP live rail cover system

The Warsaw metro dominates the underground railway network of the Polish capital Warsaw. The metro in conjunction with the metropolitan railway and buses make up the local public transport system in the city. It was opened in 1995 and currently contains one line covering a length of 23.1 km and 21 stations.REHAU has supplied approximately 16 km cover systems and 4,000 live rail supports since 2002.

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REHAU products Since 1985: PVC cover system Since 1994: GRP cover system Since 1995: Height-adjustable GRP live-rail support for washing system

Mass Rapid Transit is the name of the Singapore‘s metro network. With the exception of the city centre, it predominately runs on stilts. The first section of the MRT from Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh was opened in 1987. The lines were constructed by the Land Transport Authority. REHAU has supplied more than 100 km PVC cover system since 1985.

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HAMbURg SUbURbAn RAILWAYREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 1993: PVC live rail cover system Since 2008: Live rail cover system made of halogen-free thermoplastics

The Hamburg suburban railway has been operated as an electrical rapid transit railway since 1907. It transports an average of 700,000 passengers on a working day, approximately 221 million passengers used the suburban railway in 2010. It covers a route network of 144 km and has 58 stations. REHAU supplied approximately 100 km protection for side pick-up live rails.

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ModERn TRAcTIon cURREnT SUppLY Top pIcK-Up LIVE RAIL

Irrespective of whether it is a cover with or without roof or whether it is for a steel or aluminium composite live rail: we develop the best solutions depending on their application in conjunction with the customer.

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HITAcHI TRAIn dEpoT UKREfEREncES

REHAU products Since 2001: Height adjustable GRP live rail supports PVC live rail cover systems Since 2007: GRP live rail supports for tunnels (LSF - LU)

The British rail class 395 is a line of products of high-speed trains by the manufacturer Hitachi Transportation Systems and was designed for transport in Great Britain. The 395 class has been used on the lines London St.Pancras via Ebbsfleet International and Ashford in direction of Ramsgate in county Kent. The Hitachi train depot is only one of the many examples of REHAU projects in the UK. REHAU has delivered more than 60 km cover system and 500,000 live rail supports to the UK since 2001.

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REHAU products Since 1965: PVC live rail cover systems

The Berlin underground railway in conjunction with the suburban railway forms the core of the urban transport in Berlin. It was opened in 1902 and now consists of 173 stations of which 139 are located underground. The Berlin underground railway network comprises 10 lines across a total length of 146 kilometres. REHAU supplies up to 5 km cover system every year.

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METRo TIAnJInREfEREncES

Produkte von REHAU Since 2004: approx. 88km aluminium steel composite live rails

The Tianjin metro is one of two suburban railways in Tianjin city, the other one is the Binhai Mass Transit. Tianjin is the second largest city in China after Beijing. The metro was founded in 1984 and now comprises 22 stations. The system is currently only made up of a single Northwest - East line. The Tianjin metro runs largely underground.

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