BALLAST COMPACTOR
The windhoff ballast compactor has been designed to follow immediately behind a tamping machine, reprofiling and compacting the ballast to its previous standards. It is self-propelled and has 10 vibratory compacting arms. Eight of these are mounted vertically, two on each side of each rail, while the remaining two are larger side-mounted units for compacting the ballast shoulders. Shoulder compactors are adjustable to suit the cross-section of the ballast, and the static pressure, frequency and intensity of vibration, as well as its duration, can all be regulated to obtain optimum results.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03735346
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Corporate Authors:
Temple Press Limited
161-166 Fleet Street
Longon EC4, England - Publication Date: 1971-8
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 325
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Serial:
- Railway Gazette International
- Publisher: DVV Media Group
- ISSN: 0373-5346
- Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Compaction; Maintenance of way; Soil compaction; Technology
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Old TRIS Terms: Track maintenance equipment
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00037803
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 15 1976 12:00AM