Re: scrubber car no 10
southernhealth2001
Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:20 AM
--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "groompg" <groomp@s...> wrote:
M-Tram has released details of the replacement vehicle. The
following has been extracted from the Mediaa releases section of M-
Tram's web site.
Brian Weedon
"The new vehicle has been nicknamed the `Swiss Army Knife' it has so
many features. The biggest advance in this vehicle is its `high rail'
facility. It can either run along the rails as a tram does or ride on
standard tyres, leaving the rails free to be cleaned.
Features of the new vehicle:
A rubbish nozzle which sucks ups leaves and other rubbish alongside
the tracks
An on-board high-pressure cleaning system which allows maintenance
staff to clean graffiti from signs and tram stops
A boom hose specifically designed to clean the areas below ground
which house the point equipment at track intersections
A full width suction nozzles, which runs across the back of the
vehicle specifically to lean (sic) the tracks of debris.
The new vehicle is owned and operated by Thiess Infraco, M>Tram's
infrastructure maintenance partner."
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--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "southernhealth2001"
<b.weedon@s...> wrote:
. . .
I presume the replacementvehicle is a truck rather than a tram.. . .
Its hard to imagine how a rubber-tired vehicle could be an
effective scrubber (or "rail grinder" in the US), even with a
hi-rail" set up.
Weren't the Melbourne scrubbers out almost every day in the
'80s?
Peter Groom
M-Tram has released details of the replacement vehicle. The
following has been extracted from the Mediaa releases section of M-
Tram's web site.
Brian Weedon
"The new vehicle has been nicknamed the `Swiss Army Knife' it has so
many features. The biggest advance in this vehicle is its `high rail'
facility. It can either run along the rails as a tram does or ride on
standard tyres, leaving the rails free to be cleaned.
Features of the new vehicle:
A rubbish nozzle which sucks ups leaves and other rubbish alongside
the tracks
An on-board high-pressure cleaning system which allows maintenance
staff to clean graffiti from signs and tram stops
A boom hose specifically designed to clean the areas below ground
which house the point equipment at track intersections
A full width suction nozzles, which runs across the back of the
vehicle specifically to lean (sic) the tracks of debris.
The new vehicle is owned and operated by Thiess Infraco, M>Tram's
infrastructure maintenance partner."
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