Reuse of Rails - Structural components made from end-of-life railway rails

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Around 50,000 tonnes of rails are disposed of (sent to recycling) annually in Switzerland, instead of considering them for reuse or remanufacturing. The primary objective of the CBI booster is to show the feasibility of remanufacturing the rails to new scalable sections through a prototype and to identify existing challenges and remaining problems to solve before implementation.

Project Idea Metadata

• Project Idea Name: Reuse of Rails - Structural components made from end-of-life railway rails
• Date: 2/6/2024 5:48:10 PM
• Administrators:
  • Vlad-Alexandru Silvestru

Project Idea Description

Around 50,000 tonnes of rails are disposed of (sent to recycling) annually in Switzerland, instead of considering them for reuse or remanufacturing. The primary objective of the CBI booster is to show the feasibility of remanufacturing the rails to new scalable sections through a prototype and to identify existing challenges and remaining problems to solve before implementation.