Thanks to positive locking of the closed switchblade as well as the open one, the system is predestined for the use on high-performance tracks.
Its innovative encapsulated design is the main reason for a massively reduced preventive maintenance effort in the area of turnouts. All variants of HYDROSTAR® require only one power unit which enables a very convenient integration into the interlocking system. Smaller turnouts with movable point frogs can even be operated with a combined version that runs both turnout components using again only one power unit.