Market potential

Major investments are being carried out to maintain the railways.
Railcare’s maintenance services can be divided into “basic maintenance” and “other maintenance and reinvestment”

Railcare is a major supplier of other maintenance and reinvestment on the railways on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. We are also a subcontractor to the contractors who manage basic maintenance on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration, such as Infranord and NRC Group. In both cases, Railcare’s services are used to maintain the quality of railway tracks and to benefit from efficient machinery and methods. A greater focus on maintenance creates potential for further assignments.

During a presentation for the Anläggningsforum 2022 forum, the Swedish Transport Administration announced that all work on the railways must be completely emission free by 2040.

The latest machine developed by Railcare is the world’s first and largest 100% battery-powered maintenance machine for the railways. Following good production results throughout 2022, we are now investigating whether it is also possible to power other railway machines and vehicles that currently run on diesel. This would open up possibilities for our entire industry and contribute to an emission-free railway.

According to the Swedish Transport Administration’s national
plan for transport infrastructure, freight and passenger rail transport will both increase by approximately 50 percent by 2040.

Our transport operations are the largest growing segment in recent years. Thanks to our flat organisational structure, ,which enables flexible, solution-oriented decisions, together with employees who are committed and driven, we are a reliable partner in every project. We have also been early in securing locomotive drivers and access to locomotives for a growing operation.

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is an EU-wide signalling system that will be implemented on all of Sweden’s railways. The system comprises two elements: a signalling unit and a train protection system. The Swedish Transport Administration is responsible for introducing the system and upgrade the signalling unit and develop the ERTMS train protection system.

In order to operate trains on these routes once the system has been introduced, railway operators will need to have a functioning ETCS on-board system that monitors that the trains are maintaining the right speed and prevents trains from driving past a stopping point, for example.

Railcare Locomotive Workshop offers various workshop services from extending the service life of rolling stock and engine replacement to the installation of train protection systems. The locomotive workshop has knowledge and experience of the installation, commissioning and approval processes for the new ETCS on-board system. It offers this service to customers both nationally and internationally.