Railway workers on tracks Melle-Zottegem in Belgium, photo: Infrabel

‘The responsibility for sustainable construction lies mainly with rail infrastructure managers’

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Using materials that last a long time and executing the right maintenance measure at the right time are crucial for a maximum lifecycle of the rail infrastructure. According to Matthias Landgraf, researcher at the Graz University of Technology, Austria, those are the greatest gains that can be made in minimising the environmental impact of railway infrastructure.

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Author: Paul van den Bogaard

Paul van den Bogaard is editor of SpoorPro, a sister title of RailTech

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