Exporting expertise
Unconventional tasks call for extraordinary expertise and commitment. At HANNING & KAHL, we welcome challenges. In teamwork with customers we put innovative solutions into practice. The experience and innovative strength of HANNING & KAHL are appreciated all over the world, including Asia and the USA, where sophisticated projects are often realised.
People mover point machines
People movers are driverless transport systems. Trains drive on rubber tyres and are guided by a rail in the centre of the trackway or they use the customary wheel-rail system. Here, too, international operators rely on the superior and proven systems supplied by HANNING & KAHL for point-setting and locking technology. Our point machine locks points with positive locking. Vehicles are not given the go-ahead until end position and locking have been double-checked. The point-setting system is installed in line with individual wishes. All electrical drive variants can be catered for.
Point Machines for frogs and wing rails, sequence and multi-tongue points
Increasing networking of tram and light rail vehicles bring new requirements for line management. Today, tram and light rail vehicles drive on tracks which combine 1,000 mm and 1,435 mm gauges. The solutions are special points with HANNING & KAHL point-setting systems, e.g. frog and wing-rail points. Here, the movable point parts are set by HANNING & KAHL technology, secured in their end positions and checked.
Further special applications include sequence or multi-tongue points. For these variants, too, proven HANNING & KAHL point-setting technology can be used without limitation.
Point machines for power supply systems without overhead lines
In power supply systems without overhead lines, rail vehicles receive their power from a power rail integrated into the track. It is divided into individual power rail sections and insulated sections, with only the sections being crossed by the vehicle energised at any given time. This ensures safe operation while eliminating the need for overhead lines, particularly in sensitive urban areas.
In the area of points, the power rail contains insulated sections. To provide the necessary installation space in the area of the earthcase, the point machine is offset 60 mm downwards and the lever box is positioned to the side. These design modifications require a specially designed earthcase and correspondingly adapted setting rods. The tongue device itself remains in its standard design, so that the modifications are limited exclusively to the installation space and the connection of the point machine.
