WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

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Rail maintenance vehicles - first adjusts the rails, second adjusts the ballast.

WPXZBP wrote:Rail maintenance vehicles - first adjusts the rails, second adjusts the ballast.

Your no fun! Chocolate bar in the mail - snickers?

1st is a Plasser, it lifts the rails up and vibrates the ballast into position

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORI8GCUB7hw

has anyone ever seen the Rail Grinding rig before? i remember a while back seeing this almighty loco cruise past a level crossing with sparks going EVERYWHERE from underneath... one would think the train had problems but some research revealed they use these machines to grind the surface of the rails back into shape

donks wrote:has anyone ever seen the Rail Grinding rig before? i remember a while back seeing this almighty loco cruise past a level crossing with sparks going EVERYWHERE from underneath... one would think the train had problems but some research revealed they use these machines to grind the surface of the rails back into shape

probably like this donks. Would be good to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9MIPX9NVnE

Blinky wrote:

donks wrote:has anyone ever seen the Rail Grinding rig before? i remember a while back seeing this almighty loco cruise past a level crossing with sparks going EVERYWHERE from underneath... one would think the train had problems but some research revealed they use these machines to grind the surface of the rails back into shape

probably like this donks. Would be good to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9MIPX9NVnE

The first one is actually called a Tamper, the second one is called a Ballast Spreader. Don't worry about the chocolate just send money.

R

The first one is actually called a Tamper, the second one is called a Ballast Spreader. Don't worry about the chocolate just send money.

R

Plasser Australia is the supplier of the Tamping Machine and Ballast Regulator if you want to use their proper names. Not that it really matters.

http://www.plasser.com.au

We spent a weekend following the rail grinding machine in a firetruck once. A few small fires but lot's of fun.

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these ones are so much better:





(despite the fact only one works, and we really need the other one fixed... but thats not the point )