Track Maintenance Vehicles

Date: 2004-09-03
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 111 items
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A view of the carriage & wagon shed that homes many other interesting beasts. Yesvantpur, 2005-06-30. Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

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Seen at Pune Jn for the first time. The painted text on this crane from Ameca Engineering is wrong - this is a *jib* crane whose details can be found on this page. Pune Jn., ...

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The track laying machine has enough space to hold a crain, and some barrels of oil. Alwaye, 2005-07-25, Jimmy Jose

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Track laying and conditioning unit. Wallajabad, near Kanchipuram, TamilNadu, July 31, 2005. Prasanna Padmanabhan.

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Track laying equipments, designated TLE 21 and TLE 22 belonging to SR being transported on flat beds. 2005-08-20. Jimmy Jose.

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Track Tamping Machine (TTM) in action at Udhna Yard Down Main Line. The Tamping tools are visible to the right of the man standing on the track. The jaws are partially inserted into the ballast. This loosens up the ballast for the subsequent steps. Bhusav

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This is a much clearer picture. The operator's cab is visible to the left of the man standing on the tracks. The Tamping operation is controlled by this operator. Below the cab and to its right is a hook which is used to grip and lift the track. This ensu

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In this picture the jaws of the Tamping Tools are completely inserted into the ballast. After the jaws have been inserted, they are pressed togather which compresses the ballast under the sleeper. Bhusaval, August 2005, Khalid Kagzi.

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In this picture the jaws have been withdrawn. Bhusaval, August 2005, Khalid Kagzi.

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Inside NETRA Gallery. NDLS, July 05. Wilson Samuel.

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NO! This is NOT my Server Room but rather its Inside NETRA Car. NDLS, July 05,. Wilson Samuel.

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Another picture of the same RMV. 02 Sep, 2005. Picture Taken By VS Padmanabhan, (uploaded by Prasanna Padmanabhan)

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Konkan Railway's RMV. I think this is a Track Monitoring Vehicle. I wonder what the 'R' in the RMV stands for...
02 Sep, 2005. VS Padmanabhan, (uploaded by Prasanna Padmanabhan)

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A pair of human-propelled Permanent-way trolleys roll into Panruti, just south of Villupuram. 30-11-2004, Dan Cross.

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A Phooltas Tamper make self-propelled rail mounted multipurpose backhoe (not sure of the description or the function) model UTV 90 - TT. Salt Coutours outside Chennai Central 2005-09-06