{"id":10517,"date":"2022-05-25T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loram.com\/?page_id=10517"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:08:57","slug":"production-rail-grinding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/track-maintenance\/rail-grinding\/production-rail-grinding\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Rail Grinding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623767783918{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 4rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>The most powerful, the most productive<\/h2>\n<p>The ultimate goal in rail maintenance is to achieve the longest possible rail life without increasing the safety risks and costs associated with unanticipated rail failures. Production rail grinding provides the single most beneficial, well-proven means toward attaining the goals of rail life extension while also reducing the associated risks. With more than 60 years of production rail grinding experience and intense dedication and focus on R&amp;D to improve rail grinding technologies, Loram offers the rail industry the most advanced production rail grinding service and equipment that lead the industry in terms of speed, performance and reliability.<\/p>\n<h3>Production Rail Grinding benefits and features<\/h3>\n<p>Loram works closely with railroads to develop strategies that maximise rail life effectively, deliver best practices and provide a substantial return on investment. Loram\u2019s production rail grinders utilise powerful, highly efficient technology and equipment to provide the safest, most productive rail grinding programs that optimise the health and life of rail assets.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder mkd-two-columns mkd-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item mkd-vertical-alignment-top\"  >\n\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-content mkd-elements-holder-custom-320729\" style=\"padding: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]The benefits of production rail grinding include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extend the life of rail<\/li>\n<li>Restore rail head profile to optimise wheel\/ rail interaction<\/li>\n<li>Precise removal of rail defects, plastic deformation and rolling contact fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Extends life of wheels; improve truck steering and dynamic stability of rolling stock<\/li>\n<li>Fuel Savings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item mkd-vertical-alignment-top\"  >\n\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-content mkd-elements-holder-custom-450367\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]Loram\u2019s production rail grinding solutions offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>60-stone to 120-stone machine configurations<\/li>\n<li>High-power, electric 23 kW motors<\/li>\n<li>Advanced control systems for precision metal removal<\/li>\n<li>Ability to effectively perform preventative and corrective rail grinding<\/li>\n<li>Different stone types to match metal removal and surface finish needs, tailored for application<\/li>\n<li>On-board rail measurement options available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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Our fleet grinds over 160,000 pass kilometers annually. Because Loram builds and operates its own equipment, customers benefit from continuous quality improvements based on real-world use and experience. With Loram\u2019s powerful, high-speed production rail grinders, railroads realise a lower unit cost (cost per track mile or kilometer) with minimal service window requirements.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;learn-how-we-help&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669757457874{margin-top: 2rem !important;margin-bottom: 3rem !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/loram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aura-loram-april-2021-a-27.jpg?id=13446) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623260528726{padding-top: 6rem !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 3rem !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder mkd-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item \"  >\n\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-content mkd-elements-holder-custom-209042\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-st \">\n    <div class=\"mkd-st-inner\">\n        <div class=\"mkd-st-title-holder\">\n            <h2 class=\"mkd-st-title\">\n            <span>Learn How We Can Help<\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"mkd-st-text-holder\" >\n        <span class=\"mkd-st-text-text\">As a global leader in rail maintenance for over 60 years, Loram\u2019s expansive equipment portfolio and highly-trained crews deliver best-in-class services with unmatched performance and safety standards. Call +44(0) 1332 293035 or contact our technical sales team.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"mkd-btn mkd-btn-medium mkd-btn-solid\"  >\n    <span class=\"mkd-btn-text\">Let&#039;s Talk<\/span>\n    <\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625244903402{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623767783918{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 4rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] The most powerful, the most productive The ultimate goal in rail maintenance is to achieve the longest possible rail life&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":10516,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-subcategory.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10517","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10517"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20616,"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10517\/revisions\/20616"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loram.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}