ALL 4 ONE, ALL 4 YOU – In a globalised world, strong partnerships and interconnected knowledge are of inestimable value. Knowledgeable friends in foreign countries are especially valuable. This is particularly true for us at the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group when we deliver projects for our customers all over the world – from Ireland to Australia, from Switzerland to Canada. Our lived principle of international collaboration and knowledge-sharing is a key part of our corporate culture and our success. We are convinced: together we are (even) stronger than the sum of our parts – and capable of achieving truly great things.

ONE BRAND – RSRG is also growing together as a brand and now appears uniformly under the shared name “Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group” (RSRG). This gives our customers even greater clarity. Going forward, one rule applies: whether a mainline railway requires new high-speed tracks, a public transport operator wants to provide expert training and further education for its drivers, an industrial railway needs to refurbish its lines, or operators and owners want to modernise their track construction machinery fleet – one call, one email is all it takes! Even major projects that demand extensive planning expertise and the coordination of complex workflows and project stages are in the best hands with RSRG as a true “one-stop shop.” In short: what is now clearly written on the outside is what has always been on the inside – competence, quality, safety, efficiency. Welcome to the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group!

10 YEARS – Ten years ago, the family-owned companies Sersa and Rhomberg Bahntechnik joined forces – and since then they have moved forward together as the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group. This shared path has been shaped by successes and challenges, by the determination to grow and evolve, by the commitment to responsibility for resources and the environment, and by constant trust in one another and in our employees. To mark the 10th anniversary, the owning families as well as long-standing employees share very personal insights into how they experienced the merger and the past decade – and talk about their expectations for the next ten years.

YEAR OF RAIL – The EU declared 2021 the “Year of Rail.” With numerous measures and activities, officials in all member states aim to promote rail transport in Europe and encourage both the public and businesses to switch to rail. We wholeheartedly support this approach. In fact, we go even further: for us, every year – indeed every single day – is the “Year of Rail.” Worldwide! Every member of our Rhomberg Sersa family works with dedication and passion every day, year after year, to provide our customers with the most economical, safest, highest-quality – in short, the perfect – solution to their challenges. The feedback, repeat contracts and satisfaction of our customers show us that we are on a very good path.

PEOPLE AND MACHINES – Machines have many advantages over humans: they can perform repetitive tasks tirelessly and with consistent quality, they are adaptable and virtually indestructible. Humans, however, excel in other ways: they possess knowledge, leadership, empathy and creativity. For the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, the question is not “people or machines,” but rather “people and machines.” Only through the right interaction between technology – digital and mechanical – and our employees can RSRG continuously increase efficiency for the high-quality services our customers expect, while guaranteeing the highest level of safety.

VALUES – The clearer and more reliable a collaboration is defined, the better it works – and the more successful the partners will be as a team. That is why the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group has placed great importance on values from the very beginning. Shared, clearly defined values provide security and make it easier for everyone involved to make the right decisions. And they give customers confidence that their project will be carried out to the highest standard. Ultimately, that is what it’s all about: we want to create the greatest possible benefit for our customers and support them in adding value to their business.

SETTING THE COURSE FOR THE FUTURE – “We are travelling on the tracks of the past into the future and therefore often don’t understand the station.” This seemingly pessimistic phrase from futurist Matthias Horx actually aims to inspire the opposite: it calls on us to embrace the future, to shape it ourselves with courage, determination and skill. The Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group has long taken this call to heart. As a driver of innovation, we continuously inspire our customers with efficient and economical solutions across the entire field of construction, operation, maintenance and refurbishment of railway infrastructure worldwide – ensuring they never lose track of the future.

COLLABORATION is currently the “next big thing” in business. And rightly so: creating synergies between specialists from different departments and even different companies is essential for successful project delivery. Technical tools are making this easier and more efficient all the time. But technology alone does not make true collaboration. Nor is it enough organisationally to simply gather all project participants around a table to exchange information – that is cooperation. True collaboration, by contrast, means that individuals or teams work together in digital environments in parallel, jointly creating parts of the final result. They act independently and responsibly, but always with the overall corporate objective in mind – for the benefit and success of the customer.

RAIL 4.0 – The fourth industrial revolution is reaching the rail sector: after mechanisation, mass production and automation, digitalisation is now transforming the economy on the rails as well. The Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group is prepared and, with its expertise and comprehensive service portfolio, is ideally positioned to help its customers make rail fit for the future – with more efficient processes, greater transparency, improved safety and reduced costs.