Tradition: Member of a strong team

As general contractor for railway infrastructure and internationally leading supplier of railway electrification and power supply systems, Rail Power Systems is strategically positioning itself on all key markets with products and services meeting customer-oriented quests for top quality for local and long-distance traffic, offering not only top standardisation, but also utmost flexibility for for individual solutions.

In doing so, Rail Power Systems profits from its decade-long experiences in implementing and supervising multi-disciplinary, multi-system projects, as well as from the employment of state-of-the-art technologies and its company philosophy, which is geared to capability and quality, environmental and social responsibility as well as customer satisfaction.

Chairman of the Management Board

Dr. Michael Bernhardt is at the helm of Rail Power Systems. He has been Chairman of the Management Board of Rail Power Systems GmbH, the successor company to Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH, since November 2015. He is also responsible for the International Sales and Rail Power Supply divisions and benefits from the experience he has gained in his previous professional career.

With a doctorate in physics, he began his professional career in 1993 at the consultant THOST Projektmanagement with the development and introduction of project organizations and management processes for major projects in the infrastructure sector. Between 1999 and 2008, he held various positions at the international railroad safety technology company Thales, culminating in the position of Head of Domestic Projects. In 2008, he moved to Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH as Director of Sales and Marketing. From 2009 to 2015, he was also appointed Managing Director of InoSig GmbH. In April 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH.

Dr. Michael Bernhardt has been Head of the Infrastructure Division of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) since November 2011 and a member of the Executive Committee since October 2016.

Dr. Michael Bernhardt (born in 1963) is married and has one daughter.

Commercial Managing Director

Drs Norbert Stadhouders studied economics and business administration at the Universities of Twente (Netherlands) and Birmingham (UK).

In 1983, he began his professional career at PriceWaterhouse in London, where he trained as an English chartered accountant. Between 1986 and 2002, he held positions in Hartford (USA), Brussels (Belgium), Liverpool (UK), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Munich (Germany) and Raleigh (USA) at various subsidiaries of United Technologies Corporation.

On October 1, 2002, he joined Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH, the predecessor company of Rail Power Systems GmbH, based in Munich, as Commercial Director.

Drs Norbert Stadhouders (born 1958) is married and has 2 sons.

Managing Director

Carsten Becker studied business administration at the Universities of Regensburg and Maastricht after completing an apprenticeship as a bank clerk.

In 2002, he began his professional career at Deloitte & Touche GmbH, Munich, where he first qualified as a tax consultant and then as an auditor. In 2014, he moved to a large international tourism group, where he initially worked as Group Director Finance and later as Group Chief Financial Officer.

As of 01.01.2024, Mr. Becker is Managing Director of Rail Power Systems GmbH, based in Munich, and will take over responsibility as Commercial Managing Director from Mr. Norbert Stadhouders from 01.04.2024 in accordance with an agreed succession plan.

Carsten Becker (born in 1974) is married and has three children.

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Rail Power Systems GmbH is one of the worldwide leading suppliers for railway electrification and power supply systems headquartered in Munich, Germany.

In Rail Power Systems GmbH we are structured in separate strong business segments in order to provide individual specific solutions from our range of railway infrastructure capabilities.

MUNICH

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Garmischer Strasse 35
81373 Munich
Phone: +49 89 41999-0
Fax: +49 89 41999-270
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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DRESDEN

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Rankestrasse 35
01139 Dresden
Phone: +49 351 217787-10
Fax: +49 351 217787-60
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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STASSFURT

Rail Power Systems GmbH /
(RPS Signal GmbH)
Maybachstrasse 16
39418 Stassfurt
Tel: +49 30 453056 356
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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BERLIN

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Pettenkoferstrasse 4a
10247 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 453056-0
Fax: +49 30 453056-145
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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ETTLINGEN

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Einsteinstrasse 18
76275 Ettlingen
Phone: +49 7243 5805-0
Fax: +49 7243 5805-20
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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VIERNHEIM

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 7
68519 Viernheim
Phone: +49 89 41999-338
Fax: +49 89 41999-538
Email: info@rail-ps.com

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OFFENBACH/MAIN

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 111
63067 Offenbach/Main
Phone: +49 69 30859-500
Fax: +49 69 30859-100
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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LEIPZIG

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 12-14
04103 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 91359-51
Fax: +49 341 91359-42
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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MUNICH-NEUAUBING

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Factory
Brunhamstrasse 21, Building 216
81249 Munich
Tel:  +49 89 41999 026
Fax:+49 89 41999 020
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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BOCHUM

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Wasserstrasse 221
44799 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 29844-0
Fax: +49 234 29844-199
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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MANNHEIM

Rail Power Systems GmbH
Heppenheimerstr. 31-33
68309 Mannheim
E-Mail: info@rail-ps.com

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OUR PHILOSOPHY: DECENTRALISED ORGANISATION WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR CUSTOMERS BESIDES OUR HEAD OFFICE IN MUNICH, WE ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT GERMANY WITH OUR TECHNICAL DIVISIONS.