What did I see? big yellow train
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My train had to use a different platform at margate the morning due to the normal one being occupied by a train composed of a rake of 5-6 yellow, older style carriages with a GB Railfreight diesel loco on each end. There were very bright spotlights underneath the carriages pointing outwards.
What would this train be used for?
What would this train be used for?
Fonz said:
what job does that train do?
Not sure but, I suspect that long train of yellow wagons headed by a Class 60 Diesel is loaded with ballast rocks. Looks like one used to lay fresh ballast during track laying or renewal. Those different wagons in the middle may be tamper equipment which settle the fresh ballast by tamping pressure and vibration.One or two TV programmes recently about the railway showed operations like that including replacing a big road bridge overnight.
MGJohn said:
Fonz said:
what job does that train do?
Not sure but, I suspect that long train of yellow wagons headed by a Class 60 Diesel is loaded with ballast rocks. Looks like one used to lay fresh ballast during track laying or renewal. Those different wagons in the middle may be tamper equipment which settle the fresh ballast by tamping pressure and vibration.One or two TV programmes recently about the railway showed operations like that including replacing a big road bridge overnight.
^^^
That is a serious bit of kit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_cleaner.
I'm always in awe of the work those big machines can do.
Walking down by the canal yesterday I was thinking about how they were all cut and shovelled by hand.
That is a serious bit of kit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_cleaner.
I'm always in awe of the work those big machines can do.
Walking down by the canal yesterday I was thinking about how they were all cut and shovelled by hand.
It's one of mine. Off work at min but unlikely to be NMT. Being the South East it'll be TRC (Track Recording Coach).
Similar to NMT but less tech, slower and doesn't usually have the PLPR marshalled.
I used to look after HOBC stuff, that was interesting but also a total pita as too many different interests involved. It's planned to come 'in house' so hopefully that should ease things somewhat.
Similar to NMT but less tech, slower and doesn't usually have the PLPR marshalled.
I used to look after HOBC stuff, that was interesting but also a total pita as too many different interests involved. It's planned to come 'in house' so hopefully that should ease things somewhat.
Fonz said:
what job does that train do?
System 4 High Output Ballast Cleaner - HOBCDesigned to replace the ballast under the rails without a full renewal taking place. Much less intrusive, allows for the adjacent line to be kept open for train running, work can be done overnight vice taking an entire weekend, less manpower, safer, more productive etc etc.
One end of that train will be empty 60T wagons, in the middle will be the cleaner and the back end will be freshly loaded ballast from the Local centre/quarry. The wagons are called MFS and each set of wagons will have a conveyor belt system running between them.
The machine takes up the old ballast, cleans what it can and returns it to the ground. What it can't return goes into the empties and eventually onward for recycling. the void that's left is filled with the fresh stuff from the quarry.
Following that the track is realigned using a tamper (bit like a full geo).
Much more to it than that but should give you an idea of what it's about.
Picture paints a thousand words so a video is even better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsHycXWOU0
Cheers
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