Spitzke

Spitzke SE is one of the leading rail system infrastructure companies in Germany. The Spitzke Group comprehends numerous subsidiaries and locations within the European Economic Area and is represented internationally by subsidiaries and holdings in the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Turkey.

The Group's complete portfolio of work and services are available at each location.
As a complete service provider our competences range from project realization on high-speed routes over renewal of railway facilities, railway stations and railroad bridges to the production of sleepers for tracks and turnouts in mainline and regional, urban and underground railway, tramway and industrial railway segments.

Solutions

• Light Rail
• Maintenance
• Rails
• Thirs Rail

Track

Construction of classic rail tracks is one of our core areas of expertise. We undertake individual work elements and complete projects. Maximum work output in the shortest track possession periods and intelligent process control ensure an optimum result. We create the requirements for maximum ride comfort and ensure optimum availability of the track.

Track laying

• Mechanical track renewal using assembly line techniques
• Mechanical ballast cleaning or renewal using assembly line techniques
• Mechanical formation rehabilitation with ballast cleaning or renewal using assembly line techniques
• Conventional track renewal, repair and new build work
• Points renewal and repair
• Renewal and construction of new tracks for tramways, urban and underground railways (Vignole rail, grooved rail tracks, systems on ballastless tracks, special construction systems)
• Renewal of level crossings using approved systems (asphalt, Strail, Bodan, Stel-con)
• Surveying (measurement of works, monitoring measurements, etc.)

Track welding

• Welding using the AS method
• Arc connection welding using the E- or E-MF method
• Arc welding using the E- or E-MF method
• Production of MT insulated rail joints
• Submerged arc welding
• Construction and maintenance of positionally stable, continuous tracks and points

Civil engineering

• Removal and installation of soils
• Formation works
• Installation of geotextiles and protective layers
• Complete underground drainage
• Construction of manholes, pipes and cable ducts in all approved sizes
• Surveying (measurement of works, monitoring measurements, etc.)

Safety services

• Providing possession support staff and services for rail construction sites

Equipment / Electrical Engineering

We develop and deliver the optimum energy structure for mainline and regional railways, tramways, urban railways and industrial railways – from the planning & design through to construction and turnkey handover. Whether complex projects or individual work packages – we are the professional partner for every construction project.

Mainline, regional and industrial railway overhead line

• Planning of overhead line systems
• Foundations and mast erection work
• Installation of overhead line installations in new and renewal projects
• Railway power installations
• Railway earthing and carrier current return
• Installation of switch disconnectors and high-voltage cables
• Switch installation work on overhead line systems and railway power systems

Tramway and urban railway overhead line

• Planning of overhead line systems
• Construction of new overhead line systems
• Repair and renewal of overhead line systems while in service
• Installation of catenary-type and simple contact lines
• Installation of sectioning and power supplies
• Maintenance and inspection work on overhead line systems

Contact rail systems as the third rail

• New build and renewal of complete conductor rail systems for urban and underground railways
• Cable installation up to 30 kV voltage

Electrical installations for mainline, regional and industrial railways

• Cable installation up to 30 kV voltage
• Cable civil engineering work
• Points heating systems/local control equipment
• Switching installations and 50 Hz systems
• Optical fibre and telecommunication installations/data communication

Electrical systems for tramways and urban railways

• Points control and points heating systems
• Rectifier substations
• Cable installation for railway power systems
• Lighting and 50 Hz systems for railway and tramway stops
• Information systems

Foundations

• Foundations for catenary supports for mainline and local transport railways
• Foundations for signal brackets and gantries
• Foundations for overhead line masts
• Foundations for wind turbines
• Erection of catenary supports for mainline and local transport railways

Structural Engineering

We are the experienced all-round provider of structural engineering services for infrastructure projects. From multi-trade planning and design through to turnkey handover, we guarantee on-schedule, high-quality results.

Railway stations

• Turnkey with reception building, service facilities, engineering rooms, accesses for passengers and building fitout and technical installations
• Railway platforms including surfacing, furniture, roofing, drainage and cable civil engineering
• Complete switching stations, substations and signal boxes including technical equipment
• Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitary installations, hydraulics, pumping stations and safety engineering

Bridges

• Reinforced concrete bridges for all transport providers
• Prestressed concrete bridges, with both transverse and longitudinal prestressing
• Composite steel bridges as concrete encased rolled steel girders, steel composite girders (VFT), steel box beams and structural steel superstructures
• Steel bridges as arched or trussed bridges

Tunnels

• Tunnels and underpasses for road, rail and pedestrian traffic
• Culverts and public utility crossings
• Flyovers

Retaining structures

• In-situ concrete walls
• Cantilevered retaining walls
• Sheet piling
• Bored pipe walls
• Diaphragm walls
• Noise protection walls

Commercial buildings

• Administration and office buildings
• Vehicle and turbine halls
• Production buildings

Logistics

As a European railway transport company and certified specialist disposal firm, we undertake the diverse logistics tasks of railway construction sites and rail transport of all orders of size and across all distances. We are the specialised, experienced partner for complicated construction works and unconventional tasks.

Construction site logistics

• Complete logistics coordination on the basis of the centralised operations schedule confirmed by the client
• Just in time supply of construction materials and return of construction materials directly to the disposal company
• Delivery of track-laying machines taking into account the direction of working, exceeding of load limits, special operational handling, etc.

Transport

• Goods and special transport by rail in national and cross-border traffic with complete handling of the journey
• Transport of track-laying machines over long distances
• Certified waste transport
• Supply and disposal services for construction sites with suitable train turnaround

Production

In its plant buildings, DURTRACK GmbH not only produces sleepers for tracks and turnouts (bearers) but also masts and in addition operates a gravel pit on its site. DURTRACK GmbH has customers at home in Germany and abroad. Various technologies are required to produce these different products; however, they all have the same objective – to provide products that satisfy the highest quality standards.

Track treshold

Standard sleepers:

• B 70; B 70-2,4; B 90; B 07
• Padded sleepers
• Tram sleepers

Special sleepers:

• Grassed track sleepers
• Conductor rail sleepers (BoS) for Berlin and Hamburg urban railways
• Crane rail sleepers

Sleeper types produced for abroad:

• Sweden: D522.31 (with Pandrol fastener)
• Netherlands: NS 90
• Danmark: B 70P-60 DK
• France: MK-450 Pl; MK-260 Pl
• Poland: D-PS-94
• Fastening systems:

• W 14K
• W 14S (no longer used in practice)
• W 3
• W 21 (B 07 sleeper)
• Fastclip (for sleepers produced for abroad)
• W 14N (for sleepers produced for abroad)

Switch treshold

• Standard turnouts of the DB AG network (KS or W fastener)
• Special turnouts of the DB AG network (KS or W fastener)
• Standard and special turnouts for the Netherlands
• Standard and special turnouts for Denmark

Masts

• Max. length: 18 m
• Max. diameter: approx. 800 mm
• Railway masts for contact lines
• Overhead cable masts for transmission lines of the power supply companies
• Lighting, advertising and special masts
• Structural supports

Gravel pit

Supplier of:

• Fine aggregates
• Coarse aggregates
• Roadbase layers
• Fill material

Recycling

Wooden sleepers:

• Acceptance, storage and disposal in cooperation with special disposal companies

Concrete sleepers:

• Dismantling of track fastenings
• Crushing of the concrete and, e.g., processing it as aggregate for roadbase layers in road construction
• Separation of other component materials, such as steel, plastics, wooden dowels

Logistics

Our ability to deliver sleepers to the construction site and to transport away the old sleepers to be disposed of is an important cost-reducing option for our clients. By linking supply and disposal, we create advantages which are relevant for construction projects.

Advantages:

• Reduced shunting costs
• Minimising empty trips
• More efficient utilisation of rail wagon capacity
• Reduced risk of construction site stoppages

• 29/09 Road-rail excavator driver (Bochum, DE)