A NEW GENERATION OF SWITCH AND TAMPING MACHINES

Need to maintain points and crossings at a standard of that being achieved plain line is being high-lighted by increased speeds and axle-loading. Plasser & Theurer has introduced an improved machine which permits confirmed trackwork to be tamped with verticle tamping tools to ensure constant depth pressure during tamping operations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Authors:
  • Haferkorn, F
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance of way; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad turnouts; Tamping
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Old TRIS Terms: Tampers; Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046854
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM