Massive order to supply motor-drive type MDR3 to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Sissach, Switzerland, August 2021 – SBB, the largest railway operator in Switzerland, has awarded a significant public tender to R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin. The subject of the order is the supply of more than 1000 motor-drives for the operation of overhead line (OHL) switches of catenaries over the next 5 years. The contract was achieved with a newly developed motor-drive type MDR3, 3rd generation.
New requirements of the SBB were fully implemented in the development stage by innovative solution concepts of R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin. The MDR3 will deliver increased safety of railway operations with outstanding availability and low maintenance costs.
The most important characteristics of MDR3 and the benefits of using this motor-drive are:
- Outstanding reliability, which is achieved by very precise and load-independent end-positioning
- Maintenance-free design
- Low weight, only 33 kg
- Dramatically reduced intake of currents facilitating reduced cross-sections of supply wires
- High availability and safety of the catenary supply
- Reduced cost of installation by reduced cross-sections of supply wires
- Cost-effective retrofitting
- Low operational costs
The motor-drive type MDR3 is a fully suitable solution to the recently approved railway infrastructure projects globally.
R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin has numerous decades of know-how in the production of motor-drives for catenary switches. This knowledge coupled with the high flexibility of the company resulted in a product with the highest technical level. The product range for railways includes switchgears for overhead line equipment of railway systems with voltages of 3 kV AC, 15 kV AC and 25 kV AC.
About the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
SBB is the largest rail and transport company in Switzerland and operates on most standard gauge lines of the Swiss network. The company has been transporting people and freight for more than 100 years and maintains over 3,030 km railway tracks and enormous share of the 7,590 km long railway network in Switzerland. SBB transports over 0.84 million passengers and 185,000 tons of freight to their destinations every day.
About R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin
R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin is part of the Swiss-based R&S Group, a leading provider of electrical infrastructure products in key markets. The company, founded in 1919, is a well-established and experienced manufacturer of transformers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment.
