Railway Systems: Everything from a single source
TÜV AUSTRIA Railway Services.
Whether component testing, electromagnetic compatibility, noise measurement or welding technology of railway vehicles. We accompany you from the planning to the operation of your railway system.
Accredited Testing Laboratory for Railway Systems
As an accredited testing laboratory for railway systems (EN ISO/IEC 17020, 17025, 17065), TÜV AUSTRIA TVFA offers independent testing, inspection and certification services: railway infrastructure systems such as rails, rail fastening systems, brackets, sleepers, etc. as well as contact wire systems and components of rail vehicles are tested, approved and certified by TÜV AUSTRIA.
Superstructure, Overhead Lines: Testing & Approval
Railway infrastructure: We carry out complete approval tests for flash-butt and aluminothermic welded rails (EN 14587, EN 14730) as well as for rail fastening systems (EN 13481, EN 13146) and sleepers (EN 13230, EN 16431). We also test all components and systems, such as insulated rail joints and clamping elements, according to customer specifications.
Railway infrastructure: TÜV AUSTRIA carries out complete approval tests for flash-butt and aluminothermically welded rails (EN 14587, EN 14730) as well as for rail fastening systems (EN 13481, EN 13146) and sleepers (EN 13230, EN 16431). We also test and inspect all components and systems, such as insulated rail joints and clamping elements, according to customer specifications. |
Electrical Engineering
TÜV AUSTRIA Group is accredited for solutions in the field of railway applications: electrical safety, grounding and return circuits, protective measures against electric shock and stray current effects arising from direct current railways.
TÜV AUSTRIA also tests and inspects superstructures on rail vehicles.
TÜV AUSTRIA Electrical Engineering | www.tuv.at/elektrotechnik | anfrage.inetuvat
TÜV AUSTRIA Group is accredited for solutions in the field of railway applications: electrical safety, grounding and return circuits, protective measures against electric shock and stray current effects arising from direct current railways.
TÜV AUSTRIA also tests and inspects superstructures on rail vehicles. www.tuv.at/elektrotechnik |
EMC/EMI
TÜV AUSTRIA Group offers solutions in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) as an accredited and notified testing, inspection and certification body (EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC, EN 50121).
We have mobile and open-air facilities as well as sites completely protected from environmental influences, including a state-of-the-art EMC test chamber with dimensions of 13 meters.
TÜV AUSTRIA EMC/EMI/Communications Engineeringk | emvtuvat | www.tuv.at/emv
TÜV AUSTRIA Railway Services: TÜV AUSTRIA Group bietet Lösungen auf dem Gebiet elektromagnetischer Verträglichkeit (EMV) als akkreditierte und benannte Prüf-, Inspektions- und Zertifizierungsstelle (EMV-Richtlinie 2004/108/EG, F&TEE-Richtlinie 99/5/EG, EN 50121). (C) Shutterstock, Zoltan Zempleni |
Overhead Wire Test
We carry out approval tests and product certifications according to customer specifications with clamping lengths up to 50 meter and heating up to 220°C. In addition, we measure thermal expansion coefficients and transition points, and carry out vibration tests and damage analyses on wires and ropes in accordance with VDI 3822.
Research & Development: Special Tests
Many customers require special tests as part of the R&D process, such as tests under extreme environmental conditions, exceptional load and measurement conditions and long-term fatigue tests. We also perform corrosion tests in our salt spray chamber.
Metallographic Laboratory
In our metallographic laboratory, equipped with the latest technology, we perform light microscopic and scanning electron microscopic examinations (SEM/EDX in cooperation with the Vienna University of Technology), microhardness tests and complete chemical analyses.
Testing and Inspection Services, Damage Analyses, Non-Destructive Testing
TÜV AUSTRIA TVFA inspects railway components including welded joints for QA/QC and carries out factory acceptance tests.
TÜV AUSTRIA TVFA assesses all railway infrastructure components and systems in case of damage.
As part of the TÜV AUSTRIA Group, we can offer the full range of TÜV AUSTRIA services, including standard and extended non-destructive testing.
Non-destructive materials testing | Destructive materials testing | Metallography
Corrosion testing | Chemical analyses | Service life tests | Tender tests
More about TÜV AUSTRIA materials testing: www.tuv.at/Werkstoff
Testing Laboratory and Workshop for Mechanical Testing
We operate a state-of-the-art test laboratory for mechanical testing, which has extensive testing facilities, such as various servo-hydraulic testing machines and high-frequency pulsators for loads up to 600 kN and test specimens with a cross-section of 2 x 3 meters. We can carry out tensile tests on specimens with a force of up to 2500 kN and an installation length of 15 meters.
TÜV AUSTRIA operates a state-of-the-art test laboratory for mechanical testing, which has extensive testing facilities, such as various servo-hydraulic testing machines and high-frequency pulsators (low-cycle & high-cycle) for loads up to 600 kN and test specimens with cross-sections of 2 x 3 meters. We can carry out tensile tests on test specimens weighing up to 2500 kN and 15 meters in installation length. |
Environmental Protection: Noise Propagation
Noise at the workplace or in your operations? TÜV AUSTRIA has many years of experience in acoustic matters and offers a wide range of solutions.
TÜV AUSTRIA Environmental Protection | +43 (0)504 54-8260 | uwtuvat | www.tuv.at/Umwelt
TÜV AUSTRIA Environmental Protection – Noise Propagation: As an accredited testing and inspection body for the railroad industry (EN ISO/IEC 17020, 17025, 17065), TÜV AUSTRIA TVFA offers independent testing, inspection and certification services. We test, inspect, approve and certify stationary equipment such as rails, rail fastening systems, clamps, sleepers, etc., as well as contact wire systems and components of rail vehicles. |
Water: Evidence Collection for Groundwater and Springs
A partner of TÜV AUSTRIA Group, Moser Wasser is a solution provider for consulting, planning, project development and construction management in the water sector.
Moser Wasser carries out fact-finding, expert opinions, consulting and procedural assistance for drinking water, bathing water, process water and waste water.
Moser Wasser - TÜV AUSTRIA Group | More information | officemoser-wasserat
Evidence collection for groundwater and spring water: As an accredited testing and inspection body for the railroad industry (EN ISO/IEC 17020, 17025, 17065), TÜV AUSTRIA TVFA offers independent testing, inspection and certification services. We test, inspect, approve and certify stationary equipment such as rails, rail fastening systems, clamps, sleepers, etc., as well as contact wire systems and components of rail vehicles. |