Expert Opinions

As approved experts of the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, the German Federal Office for Railway Vehicles and Magnetic Levitation Systems, we produce the expert valuations necessary for the safety proof of your vehicle.

Approved expert of the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA) in Bonn for

• functional checks of rail vehicles;
• safty of computer-based systems; and
• brake engineering of magnetic levitation systems (e.g. the Transrapid high-speed magnetic-levitation train).

Expert opinion and assessment in compliance with the CENELEC standards of

• software in compliance with EN 50128;
• electronic systems in compliance with EN 50129 and EN 61508;
• radio remote control in compliance with EN 50239; and
• proofs of safety in compliance with EN 50126, VDV 160 and 161 and EN 61508-5.

Expert opinion on vehicles and component parts of vehicles

• expert opinion on mechanical strength;
• assessments as to the welding technology in compliance with EN 15085;
• final inspections of systems requiring monitoring in compliance with §33 EBO;
• VAI expert opinions;
• expert opinions on the real value of vehicles; and
• expert opinions on vehicles accidents.

Assessment and expert opinion on safety management systems in compliance with EC directive 2004/49/EC