Rail vehicle manufacturer Hitachi has extended its supply contract with Getzner Werkstoffe as part of the British Department for Transport’s InterCity Express Programme (IEP). Up until 2018, Getzner will be equipping all trains manufactured for the IEP with elastic bearings for floating floors.
Getzner Werkstoffe has been the supplier of vibration mitigation materials for floating floors for the InterCity Express Programme (IEP) since 2014. Due to the successful collaboration, at the start of 2016 Hitachi extended the contract to include Phase II for the fleet on the East Coast Main Line. This results in a total order volume of approximately 78.000 elastic strips of the material Sylomer FR, the largest order of floating floors in rail cars since the founding of Getzner.
“Experience shows that travellers tend to opt for rail if, in addition to short journey times and punctuality, an appropriately high level of comfort is provided. Our floating floors enable to meet the required noise levels, and the elastic mounting of the floor also reduces material wear and maintenance costs,” explained Tomoko Takekawa, General Manager of Getzner Japan.
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