This crane can travel on and off rails. It forms part of the paraphernalia of point and crossing relaying unit (T-28) and is used to collect/ move sleepers and heavy parts of the points/ crossings etc., for assembling the layout which is inserted in track by the T-28 portal cranes, in traffic block.

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2006 Feb 12 10:06:11 +0000

This is a DGS machine (Dynamic Track Stabilizer).

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2006 Feb 12 09:59:30 +0000

The arm does not terminate in a hoe actually. It ends in a straight metal (hollow) box type section to which chains are attached, with hooked ends. The arm simply loads/ unloads rails, sleepers etc., using these chains.

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2006 Feb 12 09:53:19 +0000

So all ac chair car coaches are nw made with Jan Shatabdi shell?

Posted by Vaibhav Sarin on 2006 Feb 07 07:41:53 +0000

Bizzy did this rake had a IRY/IR 20 style aircon chair car coach i cud see something???

Posted by Vaibhav Sarin on 2006 Feb 06 18:05:26 +0000

Now that CR has AC/DC EMUs, I wonder why do they need this push-pull rake. May be someone needs to talk to DRM BBVT on this issue.

Posted by Prakash Tendulkar on 2006 Jan 30 03:47:06 +0000

VedVyas is the name of an important temple located at Raurkela, hence the naming.

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2006 Jan 05 11:12:52 +0000

Ved Vyas doesn't really apply, Vishwakarma would have been more appropriate????

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2006 Jan 05 01:05:23 +0000

This is one of the initial UTVs. Although the tyred truck has the capability to roll down the flat car and work around the tracks, yet this function is mostly not used due to operational constraints. The truck remains propped on the flat car (immobilized) and works like a fixed crane. The laetr UTVs have been procured with a fixed crane.

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2005 Nov 14 12:36:06 +0000

Thanks for the information Shanx.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2005 Nov 13 23:22:40 +0000