MODERN WHEELSET SOLUTIONS
COMPLETE PRODUCT RANGE AND COMPLEX SERVICES
As the Europe's largest specialist in development and manufacture of wheelsets, GHH-BONATRANS supplies railway companies and transport operators on five continents, as well as leading global rolling stock manufacturers, with a complete range of high-quality wheelsets – from high-speed and locomotive applications to optimized solutions for freight transport and low-floor systems for urban railways equipped with rubber-sprung resilient wheels and other technologies for effective noise reduction.
Our wheelsets are always tailored to the specific requirements of customers, their vehicles and technical standards. In the wheelset design, we take into account the design of bogies, brake systems and drives, as well as track parameters. Our solutions cover all gauge types, high loads and the most demanding operating conditions in passenger, freight and urban transport. Complete after-sales technical support and service throughout the wheelset life cycle is a matter of course.
Wheelsets: safety, comfort, low life cycle costs.
As the interface between the train and the railway infrastructure, wheelsets carry the entire weight of the rail vehicle, which can be tens of tons, at speeds of up to 450 km/h, through a contact area between the wheel and the rail that is the size of a coin.
Each wheelset is therefore a component with a key impact on the rolling stock safety. Wheelsets transport both cargo and passengers, often in densely populated areas. Not only passenger comfort, but also consideration for quality of life and the environment are therefore playing an increasingly important role.
Rail transport of freight and passengers is one of the most environmentally friendly modes of transport, which is why we support long-term competitiveness of railways and their further development. We achieve this goal thanks to the safe and operationally proven design of our products, continuous innovations that increase service life of our wheelsets and their components, strict manufacturing standards, consistent quality management principles, and an elaborate maintenance system.
Expertise handed down from generation to generation
GHH-BONATRANS represents an impressive part of the history of wheelset design and manufacturing. Generations of true experts have contributed to the evolution of the wheelset. With more than 200 years of history in wheelset manufacturing, we have developed an unrivalled expertise which is continuously strengthened by investments into our own research and development, cutting-edge technologies, and proven new and innovative solutions launched into the industry on a regular basis.
We supply wheelsets for all applications:
- Wheelsets for high-speed vehicles
- Complete powered wheelsets for locomotives
- Powered and non-powered wheelsets for passenger rolling stock (electric, diesel and hybrid multiple units, passenger cars, etc.)
- Powered and non-powered wheelsets for metro applications
- Low-floor tram wheelsets with independent wheel axle and rubber-sprung resilient wheels
- Wheelsets with wheel-mounted noise absorbers
- Freight wheelsets, including heavy-haul, with stress- and heat-optimized wheels
