- Insulation and Barriers
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- Insulation and Barriers
- Special Seals
Gangways
Opencirculation gangways are designed to ensure a safe and comfortable transition between the carriages of a train or tram. Thanks to their self-supporting design, passageways require no additional vertical supports, thereby eliminating any interference with the vehicle’s coupling bar and reducing wear and maintenance.
Our gangways are manufactured from fire- and smoke-rated rubber, reinforced with metal plates for the floors and integrated fabric for the bellows.
The floor is level with that of the vehicle, allowing easy access for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The inter-car connectors are fully enclosed and watertight, protecting passengers from external conditions. They offer high levels of acoustic and vibration insulation, significantly reducing noise between carriages.
Hutchinson supplies high-speed trains, Paris metro trains (MP89CA/CC – MP05NG – MP14) and regional metric-gauge railcars (AMG800).
We also develop all types of interconnection solutions, such as airport jet bridge bellows.
Self-supporting design, with no additional vertical supports
Compliance with fire and smoke standards EN 45545-2, NF F 16-101, DIN 5510 and NFPA 130
High levels of acoustic and vibration insulation between carriages and wagons
Level floor: accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs
- Significant reduction in life-cycle costs (LCC)
Key features
Applications
- Complete boarding bridges for trains, underground trains, buses and trams
- UIC bellows-type and flanged boarding bridges
- High-speed and regional trains (AMG800 metre-gauge railcars)
- Passenger underground trains (MP89CA/CC, MP05NG, MP14)
- Interconnection solutions: airport boarding bridge bellows
Characteristics
- Self-supporting design for maximum passenger safety
- Passenger walkways: classified to NF F 16-101 S4 SR2 ST2, EN 45545-2 R1 R7 HL2, and NFPA 130
- Bellows for high-speed trains: NF F 16-101 I4 F2 and I2 F4, EN 45545-2 R1 HL2 to R7 HL3
- Bellows reinforced with integrated fabric
- Floors reinforced with metal plates, at vehicle level
- Modular bellows design
- Quick-release coupling system
Strengths
- No interference with the vehicle’s tow bar
- Fully enclosed assembly, sealed against external conditions
- Reduced wear and maintenance thanks to the self-supporting design
- Reduced assembly time on the production line
- Certified manufacturing plants
Safety
Cost optimisation
Noise reduction
Fire protection
Marine
Railway
Energies
Machines Industrielles
