Railway technology specialist expands into the United States.
Last year, the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group acquired the Balfour Beatty U.S.: Track Solutions business. The acquisition means that Rhomberg Sersa North America (RSNA) will be the largest services provider of ballast cleaning services in North America.
With a fleet of eight ballast cleaning machines, including the three newest and most productive Plasser RM80 machines in North America, and supported by more than 30 experienced and qualified technicians, RSNA aims to continue to offer customers the best value for money as well as the highest reliability of machines. The recent addition of ten Plasser MFS Wagons and two specialised Power Wagons further enables RSNA to offer even more end-to-end solutions for ballast renewal projects.
Thomas Bachhofner, CEO of RSRG: “As one of the technology leaders in the global rail business, we aim to support our customers everywhere in the world with an innovative, high-quality portfolio. The competencies and machinery of our team in the USA will clearly help us in this endeavour.”
For Steve Atherton, CEO of RSNA in the United States, the acquisition is an opportunity for the company to take the next step in developing and expanding the core competencies and services offered to the entire North American rail industry: “This will strengthen our position at the forefront in ballast maintenance and inspection technologies, including Ground Penetrating Radar, track geometry and automated vision-based track inspection solutions. It will also allow us to build with new solutions and engineering concepts, including rail milling, material handling and the engineering support functions developed from across the rail group and their partners in Canada, UK, Europe and Australia.”
