Universal ballast spreading and profiling machine USP 4000 SWS
30.11.2020
Universal ballast spreading and profiling machine USP 4000 SWS
The USP 4000 SWS universal ballast spreading and profiling machine form the required standard ballast profile in tracks and points.
It has two cabins, a dust suppressor system and a silo for collecting ballast. It is one of the first profiling machines to meet the requirements of the “Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the Vehicle – Noise Subsystem” (TSI Noise 2015).

Functional Characteristics:
- One-pass-technology with 5 m3 silo
- New cabin design with increased ergonomics, optimal view of all work units
- Machine control system Plasser Intelligent Control P-IC 2.0
- Divided middle plow, especially for tracks with line conductors
- Pre-programmed plow position at the push of a button, ballast distribution in any direction possible
Technical specifications
| Overall weight | 62 t |
| Length over buffers | 19.140 mm |
| Number of axes | 4 |
| Engine output ca. | 470 kW |
| Maximum speed in train formation | 100 km/h |
| Maximum self-propelled speed | 100 km/h |
Performance parameters
| Track maintenance performance | max. 1.800 m/h |
| Track renewal performance | max. 1.400 m/h |
| Working radius | ≥ 150 m |
| Running radius | ≥ 120 m |
| Working in cant | max. 180 mm |
Railway magazine “Railway Supply”
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