Plasser & Theurer news – Page 2

  • Wiener Linien is testing an Automatic Track Machine Oscillator tramway rail grinder
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    Automatic Track Machine Oscillator rail grinder tested on Wien tramway

    2021-02-15T15:30:00Z

    AUSTRIA: The capital’s transport operator Wiener Linien is testing an Automatic Track Machine Oscillator tramway rail grinder, which was developed by Plasser & Theurer in collaboration with industry partners, university academics and infrastructure operators as part of the Shift2Rail research programme. ATMO is the result of ...

  • Unimat 09-324S Dynamic E3 universal tamper from Plasser & Theurer (1)
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    Dual-mode tamper approved in Germany

    2020-10-02T06:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The Federal Railway Office has authorised unrestricted use of a dual-mode continuous-action tamping machine. Operated by Krebs Gleisbau, the Unimat 09-32/4S Dynamic E3 universal tamper from Plasser & Theurer was previously approved for operation in Austria and Switzerland. It can now be used in either electric ...

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    JR East commissions Robel track machine

    2020-06-19T11:09:00Z

    JAPAN: East Japan Railway has taken delivery of a Robel Mobile Maintenance System, as part of a strategy to invest in advanced equipment that improves the efficiency of manual track maintenance tasks and worker safety.

  • Dr Josef Theurer, founder and long-standing CEO of track maintenance machine manufacturer Plasser & Theurer, died on March 19 at the age of 91.
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    Dr Josef Theurer

    2020-03-20T15:31:00Z

    AUSTRIA: Dr Josef Theurer, founder and long-standing CEO of track maintenance machine manufacturer Plasser & Theurer, died on March 19 at the age of 91. Dr Theurer established Plasser & Theurer with Franz Plasser in 1953 and built up the business over the following six decades, to ...

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    2019-09-26T06:45:00Z By Plasser & Theurer

    Track maintenance machines, recording cars, catenary and rail-mounted maintenance vehicles

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    World rail infrastructure market - February 2019

    2019-02-23T06:00:00Z

    Argentina: The Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom (58%) and POSE (42%) a €90m contract to modernise signalling on sections of the Roca commuter network in Buenos Aires. Australia: The NSW state government has awarded Lendlease a A$476m contract to build Victoria Cross station as part ...

  • The maintenance vehicle to be used on SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line has snow ploughs at both ends.
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    Maintenance vehicle delivered to Philadelphia

    2019-02-11T15:56:27Z

    USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has taken delivery of a maintenance vehicle and a flat wagon with driving cab for use on the Norristown High Speed Line rapid transit route. The Plasser American PMC50 vehicle is fitted with a National Crane 400B crane, a hydraulic tool power circuit and ...

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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2019-01-11T06:00:00Z

    Australian engineering group John Holland has acquired the RCR O’Donnell Griffin Rail business following the collapse of parent company RCR Tomlinson into administration in November. Around 400 employees will transfer. The administrator said the RCR Rail business had ‘an outstanding track record, with highly-skilled staff and a blue-chip client base’, ...

  • Plasser & Theurer will display a Unimat 09-4x4/4S E³ electro-diesel tamping machine in the outdoor area.
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    Plasser looks to smarter maintenance of track machines

    2018-08-24T06:55:00Z

    PLASSER & THEURER: The Austrian infrastructure maintenance machine specialist will look to the broader needs of infrastructure managers and contractors at InnoTrans 2018, with two machines on display in the outdoor area. The EM100VT recording car features an inertial track geometry measurement system combined with a novel optical fixed-point procedure ...

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    World rail infrastructure market - June 2018

    2018-06-30T06:00:00Z

    Argentina: Alstom has signed a €5m contract to provide signalling for the 5 km elevated alignment which is being built for the San Martín commuter route in Buenos Aires. Alstom will act as subcontractor to UTE Green-Rottio. Czech Republic: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has awarded AŽD Praha a ...

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    Elizabeth Line maintenance trains on test

    2018-06-29T10:51:38Z

    UK: Three maintenance trains for the Elizabeth Line are being tested ahead of delivery to London later this year. Linsinger is testing an MG31 UK rail milling train between Salzburg and Linz. The 48 m long vehicle assembled at Linsinger’s Steyrermühl factory in Austria will be transported by road ...

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    World rail infrastructure market - March 2018

    2018-03-18T07:00:00Z

    Brazil: CPTM has awarded Alstom an €11m contract to modify signalling on São Paulo Line 9 for the Varginha extension. China: China Railway Construction Corp has won a 18·4bn yuan contract to build a metro line in Shenzhen. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group has awarded the Line 14 signalling ...

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    Hybrid OLE maintenance machine completes endurance testing

    2018-02-13T07:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: The HTW 100 E³ hybrid motor tower vehicle developed by Plasser & Theurer for overhead line inspection and maintenance has been successfully tested in the Climate Wind Chamber at Rail Tec Arsenal in Wien. Launched at the IAF track technology fair in Münster last June, the HTW 100 E³ ...

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    Plasser & Theurer updates cab design

    2017-05-30T13:07:33Z

    IAF: Several of the track maintenance machines being displayed by Plasser & Theurer at the 27th IAF exhibition in Munster feature a remodelled cab layout. Thanks to greater use of digital control systems and touch-screen displays, the company says that it has been possible to simplify the drivers' desks ...

  • Plasser’s digital control technology is now being deployed on most machines.
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    Smart machine to be launched at InnoTrans

    2016-07-26T04:00:00Z

    PLASSER & THEURER: Under the slogan 'the smart machine', Plasser & Theurer is to launch a newly developed universal two-sleeper tamping unit for both plain line and turnouts at InnoTrans 2016. The 8x4 is intended to combine the flexibility of the universal split-head single-sleeper tamping units with the faster output ...

  • Plasser & Theurer USP 2010 SWS-U universal ballast distribution and profiling machine.
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    Plasser & Theurer delivers ballast profilers

    2015-04-13T13:19:00Z

    POLAND: Plasser & Theurer has supplied infrastructure manager PKP PLK with two USP 2010 SWS-U universal ballast distribution and profiling machines. The P-IC 2.0 Plasser Intelligent Control system offers a clear touch-screen menu with access to all machine functions from one place. The machines have a centre plough, shoulder ploughs ...

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    SBB awards on-track plant contracts

    2015-03-20T10:10:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded contracts totalling SFr136m a year for the lease of 65 tampers, cranes and other track maintenance plant over periods of five to 10 years. The contracts are due to come into effect at the end of 2015, when the current agreements signed in 2006 ...

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    Network Rail orders third rail compatible ballast cleaner

    2015-02-26T10:22:00Z

    UK: Network Rail announced a £50m order for a Plasser & Theurer ballast cleaning system on February 26, the fifth in its fleet and the first designed to be used on 750 V DC electrified lines with the third rail remaining in place. Ballast Cleaning System Five is scheduled to ...

  • Plasser & Theurer USP 2005 universal ballast distributing and profiling machine.
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    On-track plant delivered to Bulgarian contractor

    2015-01-14T10:11:00Z

    BULGARIA: Rail infrastructure contractor ZHP Stroy has taken delivery of five machines ordered from Plasser & Theurer in 2013 as the basis for a track construction and maintenance fleet it plans to use across Bulgaria and the Balkans. The PA 1-20 ES twin-unit sleeper layer has electronic controls enabling ...