TÜV SÜD
TESTING AND TRIALLING FACILITIES
TÜV SÜD
RTS PRIORITY AREAS1
Capability Statement
TÜV SÜD acquired the IWT4 Instrumented Wheelset Technology business from SNC-Lavalin (formerly Interfleet Technology) in early 2019. TÜV SÜD’s Stockholm facility (Sweden) is supplemented by railway test centres in Halle and Görlitz (Germany). TÜV SÜD is a one-stop-shop for independent assessment, testing and approval of railway vehicles. Görlitz has testing facilities with an area of about 30,000m² and about 3km track length, for speeds of about 60 km/h. Halle/Salle is the location for on track tests like running dynamics and strength.
Capability – Systems
Static and dynamic test rig for wheelsets; hydraulic test benches for components; portable test rig for applying compressive forces to entire bodyshells; Permanent Way; Propulsion systems; Body Shell; Brakes; Vehicle Superstructure; Under carriage/wheels; Coupling systems; Signalling systems; Door systems; Telecommunications.
Capability – Testing
Testing of railway rolling stock; Testing of railway infrastructure; track testing for vehicle dynamics; brake tests; electrical tests; pantograph tests; Instrumented Wheelsets (load measuring wheelsets); calibrated instrumented components (eg couplers, suspension link arms); Static test; Dynamic test; Light System test; Acoustic test; Weighting test; EMC.
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