Stuttgart–Ulm Rail Project

Closed-Circuit Breathing Equipment for Tunnel Fire Brigades

Quelle/credit: MSA Auer GmbH

Tunnel fire and rescue service with closed-circuit breathing appliances in action

Quelle/credit: MSA Auer GmbH

The Stuttgart–Ulm rail project with the new Wendlingen–Ulm route is numbered among the biggest development schemes for public rail transportation in Germany. Altogether 20 tunnels are being produced along the 117 km long line. The technical supplier Schöffler & Wörner from Karlsruhe provides closed-circuit breathing equipment for many tunnel joint ventures.

A number of tunnelling joint ventures for the Stuttgart–Ulm project have selected KO₂ AirElite 4h closed-circuit breathing equipment produced by MSA Auer, which has proved itself when used in tunnels, for their tunnel fire and rescue...

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