Over 100 years of experience in the railway industry: The company's history based on important milestones


2021

RAILONE expands its product range with composite sleepers as sustainable alternative to wooden sleepers

2019

Opening of the Schwandorf plant

RAILONE inaugurates the high-tech plant for the production of turnouts in Schwandorf and Nishant Mittal takes over the role of CEO of PCM RAILONE

2013

Acquisition of RAILONE by the PCM Group of Industries

2009-2011

Invention of the patented hinged turnout sleeper with subsequent receipt of the CNA Innovation Award

2007

Start of sleeper production outside Europe

2004

Entry heavy load - delivery of test sleepers: Development and patenting of the manufacturing process for heavy-duty concrete sleepers and testing with axle loads of up to 36 tons in the Union Pacific network (UP/USA)

1999 / 2000

Development and patenting of the RHEDA 2000® ballastless track system and introduction after initial pilot application in the DB high-speed network

1996

Invention and patenting of the RHEDA CITY ballastless track system for tramways and metro systems, including initial applications in Dresden and Berlin

1994

Entry into ballastless track and first reference for RAILONE in this area: system supplier through development and patenting of the RHEDA Berlin ballastless track system and participation in planning, delivery and construction of the east-west axis in Berlin (so-called light rail arches)

1993

Use of own production technology for first foreign RAILONE sleeper production facility

1992

First construction of a concrete sleeper plant for track and turnout sleepers in Coswig, developed and planned by RAILONE itself

1954

Production of the first concrete sleeper in Neumarkt, Germany

Seit 1920

development of innovative solutions for railway infrastructure and cooperation with German railway operators

1894

Foundation of "G. A. Pfleiderer Langholzhandlung" as a long timber rafting company