RRI, a successful first year
As part of the RRI (Industrialised Rail Regeneration) contract, ETF is carrying out worksites throughout France using its works train, the REVO. In this first year of participation, the teams have managed to get five days ahead of the initial schedule and to implement an optimised working method, reinforcing safety and the circular economy.
Performance and customer satisfaction
Since the beginning of July 2024, ETF has been performing well on the Fast RRI (Rapide RRI) Rapid Rail Industrialised Regeneration market. Five days ahead of the initial schedule and no late returns have been noted on the current Rhône-Alpes site. The client, SNCF Réseau, has also expressed its great satisfaction with the commitment and efficiency of the teams working on the site. This success is due to the daily involvement of more than a hundred employees and the reliability of the REVO works train, which has been able to meet the many technical challenges.
Methodology at the service of the circular economy
Within the framework of the RRI, a specific methodology for reloading the reuse rail can be implemented according to the customer’s needs. After the old rails have been removed, they are transported to a rear base. Unlike the old method, where the rails were cut into 12-metre lengths before being melted down and transformed into new rails, the new method involves cutting the rails into 147-metre bars.
These are then reloaded onto SNCF Réseau wagons to be reused on other sites where the rails are particularly old. Since the start of the current project in the Rhône-Alpes region, ETF has been cutting the rails into 147-metre bars directly at the clamping wagon. This approach improves the safety of operational staff while optimising the process.
This method promotes the circular economy while reducing energy consumption, a success made possible thanks to SNCF Réseau and ETF, who have been able to combine their environmental commitments with the human and material resources at their disposal.
