News/Press

Visit us in Sweden during Elmia Nordic Rail Fair

Elmia Nordic Rail is the largest railway fair in the Nordic region. Hilton will be present during the fair together with our Swedish partner C.I Pihl to present the latest road-rail vehicle innovations. We are looking forward to meet you during the fair on our booth nr. B03:38 .

2023 - The future of road-rail vehicles starts now

Hilton delivered a new multifunctional road-rail catenary maintenance vehicle to our customer EQOS in Austria.

Exhibition

Hilton will be exhibiting in Stockholm on the the Nordic Region's largest fair for sustainable rail transport.

 

Road-rail rescue vehicle on Unimog U423 for the Republic of the Philippines

Together with our partner Pink Armour and the customer LRTA from Manila in the Philippines, we have successfully completed the factory acceptance test of a U423 road-rail rescue Unimog at our site in Gehrden, so that the vehicle can now go on the journey. The Unimog U423 is used as a road-rail rescue vehicle and reaches a top speed of 60kph on track via its friction wheel drive system. Equipped with a crew cab and a spacious body, it offers space for up to 7 persons and extensive equipment...

New Delivery of a road-rail catenary vehicle for Infranord Sweden

The first new generation road-rail catenary vehicle for our Swedish customer Infranord is ready for delivery. The vehicle was built on a Volvo FMX 6x4 chassis with a hydrostatic rail drive system for a max speed up to 70 km/h on track. The platform has a working height of 14m with a max. basket load of 500kg. In combination with the 2 wire positioners, this unit is a very compact multi-functional machine. 7 more units will follow in 2023...

New Tunnel Cleaning Vehicle for Metro Lima in Peru

Hilton completed the delivery, commissioning and training for the new tunnel cleaning vehicle for metro Lima in Peru. The vehicle has been designed in cooperation with our customer Hitachi Rail and is custom made for operation in the new metro system. It is used to clean the tunnel walls and trackbed and is equipped with a 9000l water tank.

New catenary maintenance vehicle for Sersa – Switzerland

Hilton delivered a new catenary maintenance vehicle to our customer Sersa in Switzerland. The vehicle has been built on a Mercedes Benz Arocs 8x4 chassis with hydraulic steered front guidance axle. The rail drive unit is a hydrostatic system with 2 bogies and 4 driven axles including a magnetic brake system for operation in slopes up to 80 ‰ in the Swiss mountains. The rail axles allow to adjust the gauge between 1000mm and 1435mm. The superstructure consists of a PKR175 crane with...

New catenary maintenance vehicle for Linz – Austria

Hilton delivered a new catenary maintenance vehicle to the tram of Linz in Austria. This compact vehicle has been custom build on a MAN TGS 4x2 chassis 2300mm wide with a 4x4 hydraulic rail drive system for a gauge of only 900mm. The scissor lift has a max. platform load of 500kg for a working height up to 8400mm and 360° basket slewing range.

New Catenary Maintenance Vehicle for Europten Austria

Our customer Europten Austria added a new Hilton catenary maintenance vehicle to their fleet. The OMF DG-DG 110T KR is a fully equipped multi-functional road-rail vehicle which replaces the traditional rail-bound MTWs. The combination of a PK15001 crane, Hilton 110T platform, PFD99 wire positioner, height measurement bar, measurement pantograph, wagon brake system, etc. make this vehicle one of the most complete and multi-functional road-rail vehicles on track.

New Catenary Maintenance Vehicle for SWB Bonn – Germany

Hilton delivered a new catenary maintenance vehicle to SWB Bonn in Germany. The vehicle is built on a MAN TGS 6x4 chassis with 2 hydraulic driven bogies. The superstructure consists of a 11m working platform and a wire positioner which are both isolated for work under live current on tram networks up to 1000V AC / 1500V DC according DIN VDE 0682-742.