NEW BALLAST CLEANER FOR THIRD RAIL ROUTES BOOST FOR NETWORK RAIL'S HIGH OUTPUTTRACK RENEWALS PROGRAMME

摘要

Network rail's High Output Track Renewals (HOTR) fleet is the third largest of its type in the world. Two track renewal machines (TRS, which renew rail and sleepers) and five ballast cleaners (BCS), over 400 vehicles in total, are employed across the UK network within the tight possessions afforded during service shutdown, handing back routes at speeds of up to 125mph. The aim is to carry out 70% of plain line track renewals using High Output (HO) equipment; some work still has to be done conventional ly-HO equipment can't work around tunnels or platforms, for example.