COMMITTED TO EUROPE

Working closely with customers and partners, we lead the industry in technical innovation, sales and satisfied customers. With operations in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, we tailor global knowledge to local markets to deliver world-class railway and diesel engine solutions.

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PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES U.K. Ltd.

As the UK’s largest manufacturer of permanent way infrastructure, Progress Rail Services UK Ltd. specializes in the design and manufacture of permanent way switches and crossings and engineered products for mainline, freight, industrial and light rail customers in the UK and globally. Over 25 percent of total sales are export, and export customers include the United States, Australia, Brazil and Hong Kong.

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Cast Manganese Crossings, Rail switches, Rail and welded crossings, Cast baseplates and components, Stretcher Bars, Overhead Line structures, Hollow Steel sleepers/ties, Buffer Stops

WORLD-CLASS FOUNDRY

One of the most modern steel foundries in the U.K. With a history of high integrity steel casting manufacture for over a hundred years for products including multistage pumps, valves, power generation and general engineering castings.

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MODULAR SWITCH & CROSSING LAYOUTS

Enables complete panel-loading onto tilting wagons (shown in the pictures). This process reduces supply chain costs and maintains both product quality and integrity throughout the delivery process and facilitates timely opening to normal traffic post-installation.

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OVER 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Widely known for its experience in the machining and fabrication of complex components for the rail industry.

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EMDL EUROPE

With eight facilities located throughout the UK and Continental Europe, the EMDL team operates in both the rail and power/marine sectors, and is ready to serve our customers by providing full contract maintenance services, component rebuild, locomotive rehabilitation, modernization and repower, as well as EMD^® OEM spare parts, warranty administration and technical support.

Additionally, the newly refurbished Longport maintenance facility has the capability to provide full locomotive overhauls, repowers and upgrades, as well as major component overhauls, including engines, bogies, and power assemblies, using only EMD^® OEM equipment and components.

In Germany and Belgium EMDL provide full contract maintenance and heavy overall for a variety of fleet operators from three dedicated depot locations, as well as a network of third party maintenance locations. The warehouse facility in Germany supports both customers and contract maintenance team to ensure EMD^® OEM spare parts are readily available to meet demand.

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PROGRESS RAIL INSPECTION & INFORMATION SYSTEMS GmbH

WAYSIDE TRAIN MONITORING SYSTEMS

We are one of the leading suppliers for Wayside Train Monitoring Systems, which includes hot box and hot wheel detection systems, wheel impact load detectors, weigh in motion systems, acoustical detection systems and many more. We have globally more than 1,900 installed systems. The location of Progress Rail Inspection & Information System is part of the European signaling group “ECM” and specialized in designing and manufacturing Wayside Train Monitoring Checkpoints.

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GLOBAL SIGNALING SOLUTIONS

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has acquired ECM S.p.A., an international provider of signal solutions and technologies devoted to the safety, control and enhancement of railway infrastructure. ECM, headquartered in Pistoia, Italy, has served the infrastructure industry as a leading provider of signal technologies for more than 50 years. As a result of the acquisition, ECM will join Progress Rail’s existing signal division. The group will continue both signal production and engineering in Pistoia.

SAFETY SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGY

To propose solutions and technologies for the safety, control and enhancement of railway infrastructures has been ECM's mission for 50 years in its constant pursuit for synergy with its customers.

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OVER 50 YEARS OF INNOVATION & PROGRESS

In 1966, ECM began working with the Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian State Railway (today known as RFI). Over the years, it was this organization that emerged as the company's main development driving force.

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SAFETY SYSTEMS

The safety systems for rail traffic produced by ECM are designed with ease of use and maintenance in mind, designed to be easily managed by our customers and built around our products.

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We spoke to GB Railfreight CEO John Smith and Engineering Director Robert Tiller about what it's like to work with us. Thank you for the kind words John and Robert! We love working with GBRf!

Progress Rail Unveils Locomotive Named by UK Customer GB Railfreight

Our products both protect your assets and help limit safety risks that have historically been issues in the rail industry. Let us know how we can help you today!