About Stabirail

Stabirail’s new method for laying slab track revolutionizes railroad and railway construction. Stabirail, one of the world’s most innovative rail contractors!

Belgium is home to one of the world’s most innovative rail contractors. Stabirail is revolutionizing the world of railroad construction with a new “bottom-up” slab track construction system. Our unique concrete block milling method allows rails to be assembled directly onto concrete beds, significantly speeding up construction times.

Slab track already offers countless advantages compared to its traditional counterpart. Reduced vibration to surroundings, shallower construction height, low maintenance costs and a long design life are some of the obvious advantages of slab track railway construction, but Stabirail goes further. We earned our title as one of the world’s most innovative rail contractors by developing a new working method that adds a faster working method and higher accuracy to the mix.

Stabirails equipment for laying slab track consists of 3 machines that are used in sequence. The equipment includes a concrete milling machine, a drilling machine and a machine for anchoring tracks. The entire machine is operated by a state-of-the-art 3D system, which allows for a – previously unseen – 2mm accuracy. Our machines can work simultaneously, guaranteeing faster construction times. Furthermore, Stabirail’s new slab track railway construction method has proven to be most effective when laying ballastless train tracks in tunnels or over bridges.

Slab track railroad construction on bridges

Longitudinal movement is one of the most commonly encountered problems when laying slab track on bridges. In traditional “top down” slab track construction methods the rails are put in place first and concrete is poured over, affecting the total weight distribution of a structure. Bridges often start to sag, causing longitudinal movement of the train rails with it.

To counteract this phenomenon, Stabirail uses a “bottom up” approach which avoids longitudinal movement all together. With our system concrete is poured first and rails are anchored directly after. Weight distribution across the structure is different, entailing less sagging and therefore less longitudinal movement.

Slab track railway construction in tunnels

With a stiff and stable underground, a tunnel is the perfect location for slab track railroad construction. The application of slab track in tunnels is very efficient in terms of railway construction, durability, strength and costs.

Using Stabirails new and improved “top down” method for railroad construction, slab track can be assembled directly on the concrete bed, thus reducing dead load. Our railway construction train is operated by a state-of-the-art 3D system, which allows for 2mm accuracy.

Many rail contractors offer excellent railway construction solutions, only Stabirail guarantees faster construction times at lower costs. Stabirail, one of the world’s most innovative rail contractors!

Contact us to learn more about our groundbreaking slab track construction system.