FFU Synthetic Wood

FFU reference projects and approvals

Since 1985 FFU synthetic wood has been used by Japanese Railways for railway sleepers in the areas of railway bridges and switches.
This technology made the leap to Europe in 2004 and since then has been increasingly used and highly regarded by cost-conscious railway operating companies.

Reference projects

By 2010 more than 1.7 million railway sleepers of FFU synthetic wood were installed in international railway networks. This corresponds to a track length of over 1,000 km. The length of the individual projects varied between 10 m and 500 m. FFU synthetic wood sleepers have been used on both ballasted and unballasted track to the long-term satisfaction of rail operators. Those responsible for infrastructure are turning to this technology more and more for special projects and level crossings.

A small selection of projects where FFU synthetic wood has already been installed in Europe:

Approvals of FFU synthetic wood

Approvals for the use of FFU synthetic wood on the rail infrastructure has been granted by the following countries:

• Technology
• FFU synthetic wood timeline
• Technical characteristics
• Benefits of FFU synthetic wood
• Customised production ex works
• Working with FFU on a project
• Railway bridges
• Switch systems
• Special projects
• References and FFU Approvals