Possible applications for road/rail vehicles

摘要

The use of road/rail vehicles makes it possible to create optimum solutions in tough work situations on the railway. Provided such vehicles are equipped with the appropriate end or top attachments, it is possible to use them in many different ways and thus achieve an impressive economic performance. Road/rail vehicles that are appropriately equipped to meet the needs of each individual railway operator provide valuable services day in, day out Additional attachments such as cranes, sweeping units, grass trimmers or snowploughs make road/rail vehicles into truly multi-functional work machines. Such attachments to the front, back or top of road/rail vehicles make them flexible and versatile in use, and they are thus predestined, inter alia, for the task of looking after railway tracks. They also have particular qualities in rescue operations. With equipment containers fitted to them to hold the necessary machinery and spare parts, they can reach and assist broken down or damaged trains very quickly, helping reduce the duration of the necessary line closure. In Germany, it became compulsory in the second quarter of 2004 for all road/rail vehicles that operate like trains to be equipped with all the standard safety items (SIFA, INDUSI and radio telephone).