RMS VNSS TRANSITION RAILS 60E1/50E3 R350LHT

Rail profiles 60E1 and 50E3 are shipped from Austria to Vossloh Luxembourg. Upon arrival, the profiles are forged and welded to form a 12m RMS VNSS Transition Rails 60E1/50E3 R350LHT Right or Left. All raw material quantities, manufacturing steps, energy requirements, and ancillary materials are exactly the same for the Right and Left Transition Rails that are represented in this EPD. The installation module (A5) is included in the EPD to balance the wood beams packaging Biogenic carbon mass as per EN 15804+A2 requirements.

The finished products are then shipped to Sweden where they get installed in the country’s rail network. Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, is the final customer. It orders the track components from VNSS, for which VC Kihn produces the transition rails. Trafikverket is responsible for the long-term planning of the transport system for road, rail, shipping, and aviation. Its role is to develop an efficient and sustainable transport system. In this context, Trafikverket requires its suppliers to provide an EPD.

The same manufacturing process applies to the production of the 18m RMS VNSS Transition Rails 60E1/50E3 R350LHT Left or Right that are not part of this EPD but are referenced in annexe 2. The manufacturing (A1 to A3) GWP factor per kg declared unit, in accordance with EN 15804+A1, is 2.81 kg CO2-e for the 12m RMS VNSS Right or Left and 2.77 kg CO2-e for the 18m RMS VNSS Right or Left.