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Locomobile

05.01.2021

Locomobile — the alternative to shunting diesel locomotives

The locomobile increases railway operations flexibility and significantly saves operating costs A full-fledged railway unit retains all the qualities of a conventional road vehicle.
ARES

05.01.2021

ARES Gravity Trains May Solve the Energy Storage Problem

These land based trains take excess electrical energy and store it through potential energy gained in large train masses Energy grids fluctuate throughout the day as demand and production increase and decrease.
wooden sleepers recycling

04.01.2021

Pyrolysis is a promising way of wooden sleepers recycling

Pyrolysis is a promising way of wooden sleepers recycling Over the past 25 years environmental requirements in European countries have intensified and are aimed at limiting the use of wooden sleepers saturated with creosote.
Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail puller

04.01.2021

Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail puller

Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail puller Hydraulic rail puller is designed for adjustment of gaps between rail joints during the construction and current maintenance of the track superstructure.
Railway magazine «Railway Supply» #6 of 2020

28.12.2020

Railway magazine «Railway Supply» #6 of 2020

Railway magazine «Railway Supply» #6 of 2020 Dear readers, a new issue of the railway magazine "Railway Supply" #6 of 2020 has been released, You can get acquainted with it for free on our portal.
The VMT 850GR track motorcar

27.12.2020

The VMT 850GR track motorcar is a modern and reliable vehicle

The VMT 850GR track motorcar is a modern and reliable vehicle The VMT 850GR track motorcar is a modern and reliable vehicle designed for performing a complex repair of railway infrastructure located at different heights, within stations, in tunnels, on overpasses or overhead structures.
Heritage Railway

24.12.2020

Kamloops Heritage Railway

Kamloops Heritage Railway Steam locomotive 2141 «Spirit of Kamloops» has an ongoing history in Kamloops. The 2141 steam locomotive was built over 100 years ago 1912 in Kingston Ontario.
Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail straightener GR-12

23.12.2020

Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail straightener GR-12

Track maintenance tools: Hydraulic rail straightener GR-12 Hydraulic rail straightener GR-12 is designed for straightening of rails and railroad switches laid on wooden and concrete sleepers during repair and routine track maintenance.
The Great Train Robberies

23.12.2020

The Great Train Robberies: How thieves stopped a diesel locomotive with a bag

The Great Train Robberies: How thieves stopped a diesel locomotive with a bag The robbery of a train en route from Glasgow to London was discussed throughout the world in the 1960s.
Rail-road loader

23.12.2020

Rail-road loader KGT – perfect solution for your railway needs

Rail-road loader KGT – perfect solution for your railway needs The KGT-4RS is a perfect solution for your combination excavating & lifting needs using a specially designed boom and hydrostatic railway transmission It is capable of working with most hydraulic accessories even those with the most demanding of hydraulic power requirements.
Track maintenance tools: Rail drilling machine

21.12.2020

Track maintenance tools: Rail drilling machine

Track maintenance tools: Rail drilling machine Rail drilling machine is designed for drilling of rail webs for fish bolts and other connectors during railway maintenance and construction.
Overhaul of auxiliary electrical machines

21.12.2020

Lviv Locomotive Repairing Plant: Overhaul of auxiliary electrical machines

Lviv Locomotive Repairing Plant: Overhaul of auxiliary electrical machines The functionality of the electric locomotive units with the given parameters is provided by various devices and mechanisms.