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Looking to navigate the complexities of the European Train Control System, ETCS? We’ve got you covered with our railway vehicle engineering competency!

At PROSE, we’re your trusted advisors and solution builders, ready to manage and support you in your ETCS challenges.

Our Expertise:

• Consulting & Project Management: We develop a strategic roadmap for you, optimising operations and asset management. Plus, we are highly skilled in procurement management and ETCS-OB rollout.
• Engineering & Integration: Count on us for retrofitting, onboard integration, vehicle authorisation , and commissioning & testing services.

Connect with us to learn how we can improve your railway operations and make ETCS work for you.

Responsible per market
Service Lead Engineering:
Riccardo Loni
riccardo.loni@prose.one

Service Lead Consulting:
Finn Wirth
finn.wirth@prose.one

Rollout International:
Christoph Gyr
christoph.gyr@prose.one

Rollout Austria:
Josef Kometer
josef.kometer@prose.one

Rollout Germany:
Roland Haun
roland.haun@prose.one

Rollout Switzerland:
Rolf Mühlemann
rolf.muhlemann@prose.one

Here comes the second use case of the PROSE inside series within our service engineering capabilities: Bogie Repair

Availability, reliability and safety of rail vehicles are impacted by damage on bogies and vehicle structures. A common reason are fatigue cracks after a certain time in service. Fatigue damage requires an understanding of the load spectra acting, as well as an analysis of the existing design by means of FEM and special fatigue assessment tools.

Collisions with obstacles, accidents and corrosion can also lead to damage which requires individual repair solutions. Appropriate repair solutions need to be developed. Effects on the manufacturing implementation are important to be considered. PROSE has long been supporting rail operators in repairing damage on bogies and vehicle structures. Suitable solutions were developed for many vehicles.   

Armin Burth says: “Engineering of repair solutions help to keep availability and reliability on a high level.”

Let us know if you need an FEM analysis of an existing design and are interested in developing repair solutions.

Get inspired by https://prose.one/let-your-fleet-run/  or contact Armin Burth (armin.burth@prose.one) directly.

Over the next few weeks we will be publishing a series of posts on systems engineering, helping customers with maintenance engineering. PROSE-Systems Engineer Armin Burth provides insights into PROSE’s service engineering activities in this series.

Here comes the first use case of the PROSE inside series within our service engineering capabilities: Bogie Trial Dismantling

By far the largest effort in vehicle overhauls is spend for mechanical reconditioning of bogies. Therefore, the definition of the required reconditioning needs a special focus. PROSE identified that the test dismantling is the relevant step. The findings of the actual bogie condition, hence the wear generated by the effective operation, as well as its comparison with the generic reconditioning recommendation of the manufacturer, finally defines the reconditioning requirements in the dimensions of material consumption and production hours.
PROSE has repeatedly provided customers with an independent second opinion and supported operators or workshops preparing cost efficient mechanical reconditioning of bogies.

Armin Burth says: “The discrepancy between the effective wear of bogies in service and the manufacturer’s generic reconditioning  recommendation shows a high effort and material efficiency potential in bogie reconditioning.”

Let us know if you are preparing such overhauls and are interested in assessing optimisation and saving potentials!

Get inspired by: https://prose.one/let-your-fleet-run/and see how PROSE support operators and workshops or contact Armin Burth (armin.burth@prose.one) directly.

Do you have deep knowledge about your local railway market and a wide-reaching network? 

Are you skilled at recognizing opportunities in the field of mobility? Then you might be the agent we are looking for. 

We are the leading Solution Provider in the field of mobility and we are on the hunt for talented agents to join our international markets*! 

What we are looking For: 

• Local Expertise: Your deep understanding of your local railway market is a key factor. 
• Influential Network: You have connections with decision-makers in the industry. 
• Opportunity Finder: Identifying potential for growth in the field of mobility is your specialty. 

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Get in touch with us today by contacting Jochen (jochen.helmlinger@prose.one) 

This is who we are: https://prose.one/about-us/
Let’s explore how we can shape the future of mobility together! 

* = If your home market is not yet our home market (no local PROSE office https://prose.one/contact/), you are considered as part of PROSE’s international market. 

Spread the word by sharing this news and notifying anyone you think would be an ideal fit!

Do you need a partner to perform strength analyses in the field of railway?

Here are a few reasons why PROSE is the right contact:

• PROSE’s vast, networked and long-standing experience in finite element analysis (FEA)
• PROSE’s great expertise from load assumptions to simulation, interpretation, optimisation, specification, test supervision, model validation and troubleshooting
• PROSE’s independence to support you as a neutral consultant and surveyor
• PROSE’s flexibility and fast responsiveness

For more information, check out our new reference:

https://prose.one/strength-analysis-fea-simulation/

It is not always the absolute high-end solutions that PROSE develops!

We are proud that, at the request of our customer SVT Görlitz, we can make a contribution to ensure that the historic VT 18.16 multiple unit train will soon be able to travel again with passengers on special occasions.

The VT 18.16 were high-quality diesel multiple units for the time, equipped with two 900 HP engines and approved for speeds of up to 160 km/h. They were built by the Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were procured by the Deutsche Reichsbahn from VEB Waggonbau Görlitz from 1963 onwards and were intended in particular for international use. Great importance was attached to the equipment and condition, and the catering in the train was much better than in other DR trains.

As part of the modernisation, SVT Görlitz has commissioned us to reconstruct the floor of the vehicle so that, depending on the event and necessity, passenger seating, buffet tables or cinema seating can be installed very quickly and flexibly.