Second life for concrete sleepers in Switzerland
Vigier Rail produces concrete sleepers for SBB by crushing the old ones, source: Vigier Rail
Is it possible for railways to reduce CO2 emissions with the help of concrete sleepers? Swiss producer Vigier Rail has an innovative answer to this question. It has started to recycle the old sleepers using them as a raw material for the new ones.
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