Track Maintenance Vehicles

Date: 2004-09-03
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 111 items
HDP sp_2_irfca
PB282107a

A machine based at Bhusaval used in laying sleeper fitted rails, Khadki

Picture 003

A view of the OEPL sleeper lifter at sanathnagar you can see the control panel. Another pic taken was taken by Bharath Moro here http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Uploads/_IGP0120.JPG.html

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A four wheeled diesel hydraulic "sleeper lifter". This is the first time I've seen one. Does anyone know who makes these? Sanathnagar yard.

crossing

The other diamond crossings at NGP in the process of replacement. The machine in the picture actually lifted the entire pannel, consisting of two crossings, and moved it to the correct spot from where it was assembled. Take a close look at the crossing it

Plasser_sleeper

Plasser machine for moving sleepers. It was doing about 40-50 kmph when I clicked it at Vikarabad Jn. Notice the driver perched on his seat almost in air.

WR widening Akash Bang

At Wardha Jn, these 2 men were seen measuring the Platform height at a fixed distance out of Pf, seemingly as a part of process of widening of Platform to decrease the gap between the trains and platform. Dr Akash Bang

RMV

RMV at Karwar. Can anyone confirm what RMV means, I dont seem to remember now. Deep Soni

DSCF1095-proc

What sort of vehicle is this? Runs on just four wheels. It was moving from CGL toward TBM at about 30 kph. 27 May 2007.
Camera: Fuji Finepix S9500.

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Derailment of a railtruck...without warning, one of the raitrucks working on the Bidadi-Kengeri section derails due to a clamp coming off the rails. 2007-05-27, Bizzy.

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Railtrucks shaping the second track on the MYS-SBC section, shot between Bidadi-Kengeri. 2007-05-27, Bizzy.

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A Phooltas Tamper sleeper laying machine seen at a wayside station. Thh crane on the flat deck picks up sleepers from the trailing car and deposits them trackside. This machine is called a UTV, which is essentially a self propelled crane for loading unlo

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Axle Guide

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Rerailing Equipment

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Track machine POH'd by Golden Rock