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Vossloh makes and services the physical parts of train tracks, like fasteners and switches, that keep trains running safely.
Vossloh makes the hardware that keeps trains on the rails. When you ride a train, the smooth steel track under you doesn't hold itself together鈥攕omeone has to make the clips that fasten the rail to the ground and the switches that let trains change tracks. Vossloh is one of the world's main suppliers of exactly that.
Rail operators and track builders are the customers. They buy fasteners, switches, and the machines and services that install and maintain them. The company is headquartered in Werdohl, Germany, a fitting home for a firm whose business is so tied to Europe's dense rail networks. Its rail fastening systems are a particularly strong franchise, with a leading global position, because track safety standards are strict and operators stick with proven suppliers.
There's a steady, boring beauty to this business: tracks wear out and need maintenance, and rail networks keep expanding as governments push trains as a greener way to move people and freight. That recurring service and replacement work gives Vossloh a recurring revenue stream, not just one-off equipment sales. Its main rivals in switches include voestalpine and Hitachi-linked rail units, among others.
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