Public transportation is important for people because it ensures social participation, reduces environmental pollution (less CO2), promotes health (through active mobility), offer safety, and provide a more cost-effective, stress-free alternative to cars, enabling mobility for all population groups (including older people, people with disabilities, and people on low incomes) and reducing dependence on private cars. The same relevance applies to rail vehicle construction.

Shunting operations in a rail siding pose specific challenges. 

Efficient shunting and loading

Shunting operations in a rail siding pose specific challenges. Heavy block trains dominate here, with vehicle availability, operational safety, cycle stability, and technical precision being the main priorities. A key feature of transport companies is the high degree of cycle and time criticality. Vehicles must be transferred from the depot to regular service on time in the morning and returned to the depot at night. Shunting processes often take place within tight time windows, for example between the end of operations and the start of maintenance. 

As an innovator and leading technology partner, Vollert develops economical shunting systems for branch lines and connecting railways in transport companies and in rail vehicle construction. We combine passion and expertise with forward-looking ideas to make logistics processes in freight loading reliable and efficient.

You don't just get our standard solution. We also develop a shunting and loading concept tailored to your specific track conditions, type of goods, and required tractive force—from stationary shunting systems and shunting vehicles to efficient road-rail vehicles.