Start of production with a staff of nine men.

First Plasser track tamping machine HGL.

Non-synchronous pressure vibration tamping: basic patent applications.

Application for further basic patents on the non-synchronous pressure vibration tamping.

Hydraulic track tamping machine VKR 01.

Start of series production.

Export of the first tamping machine to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Export of tamping machines to 5 countries.

Export of the first tamping machines to Great Britain and the USA.

New factory on the industrial estate in Linz.

First subsidiary company in Canada.

Ballast cleaning machine GLR working off-track.

Opening of the branch firm in South Africa.

VKR 04: first levelling, tamping machine in the world.

More branches opened in the Federal Republic of Germany, France and Great Britain.

The first sound-proofed Plassermatic VKR 04 special at the permanent way exhibition in Elst (Netherlands).

Subsidiary company in the USA.

First switch tamping machines WE 75 and WE 275 (with tilting tamping tools).

Extension of the foreign branches: Factory in Freilassing (Germany); Italy.

Opening of the branch in Purkersdorf near Vienna.

First automatic lining machine with two chord measuring technique.

RM 62: first hydraulic ballast cleaning machine.

Duomatic - first two-sleeper tamping machine in the world.

Opening of affiliate company in India.

MDZ mechanised maintenance train - for the first time complete track maintenance in one operation on Austrian Federal Railways.

SUZ 2000: first high-speed track relaying train using the assembly line method working on DB.

Expansion of main factory, Linz: new assembly hall, welding plant.

07 series - tamping machines in standard railway vehicle design.

New plant for Plasser American Corporation in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.

Branch opened in Spain.

More branches founded abroad: Brazil, Japan.

Plassermatic 07-275: levelling, lining and tamping machine for switches.

Start of the series of permanent way motor vehicles.

K 355 APT: first welding machine made by Plasser & Theurer.

New tamping bank works in Linz.

First ever continuous cleaning of the ballast bed in switches, crossings and plain track by ballast cleaning machine RM 74 U.

Dynamic track stabilizer - a new technology for stabilisation of tracks.

On-board computer for superelevation and lining values.

Production of railway cranes by Plasser in Great Britain.

Universal ballast cleaning machines ZRM 77 and ZRM 79 working on-track and off-track.

Rail rectification machines SBM 100 and SSM 60 for mobile planing and grinding in situ.

08-32/275 (system Framafer) universal machine unit for simultaneous treatment of tracks and switches in one operation.

Opening of the new factory of Plasser Australia Pty. Ltd. in St. Marys near Sydney by the Premier and Minister of Finance of New South Wales.

Opening of the new factory in Brazil by the Brazilian Minister of Transport.

February 26th 1981: record-breaking run of an SNCF TGV train at 380 km/h. The line was built by contractors using Plasser & Theurer track laying machines (system Framafer) and prepared for the test run using:

TRV 2001 laying machine with assembly line method

Controlmaster 08-32

SSP 103 ballast distributing and grading machine

DGS 42 N dynamic track stabilizer

Combined rail planing and grinding machine SBM 111.

High-speed track relaying machine SUM 1000 I.

09 CSM: continuous action levelling, lining and tamping machine.

UNIMAT: universal levelling, lining and tamping machine with individually tiltable double tines for tracks and switches.

STRAIT: rail joint bending device with microprocessor control.

GVA: combined level and line on-board computer.

Track recording car EM 200 for Italian State Railways FS.

High performance shoulder cleaning machine FRM 100 for USA.

Rail/road-going flash-butt welding machine K 355 APT-LKW.

EM-SAT track survey car.

WM 22 relaying machine for track and switches.

Perfection and cost-efficiency when working on switches, crossings and plain track using the Unimat 08-275 3S with synchronous 3-rail lift.

1st May 1988: world speed record by Intercity Experimental ICE at 406.9 km/h on the new line Wurzburg-Fulda. Track work carried out primarily using Plasser & Theurer machines.

High capacity ballast cleaning machine RM 800.

The research and testing department develops the ALC automatic guiding computer to control the recording systems on tamping machines.

A new welding technology is introduced: for operations in North America the welding machine K 355 APT is equipped with Super Stretch an additional pulling device.

The Super C.A.T. a continuous action levelling, lining and tamping machine for track and switches with integrated ballast profiling units is presented at the REMSA in Toronto, Canada.

Gantry crane PK 1-20 ES - for laying individual sleepers.

MTW 100.017: first catenary renewal train. Special feature: installation of wires with final tension.

09-90: continuous action levelling tamping machine with integrated ballast profiling.

Unimat 08-475/4S: universal tamping machine for treating switches and crossings with 3-rail lifting and 4-rail tamping.

New world record. France: a TGV achieves 515.3 km/h on 18th May 1990. The track geometry was again prepared by Plasser & Theurer machines.

The Ballast Distribution System (BDS) is presented. Rate of return on investment in two years by saving ballast.

EM 250 track measuring and testing coach for Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB): equipped with non-contact laser and inertial measuring systems to measure the track geometry at speeds up to 250 km/h.

Introduction of the quality assurance system according to ISO 9001.

Unimat 09-32 4S: first two-sleeper tamping machine in the world for track and switches.

MFS 100S (system Plasser Knape): material conveyor and hopper units with additional ballast distributing device for exact, homogeneous ballasting.

SVV 100: machine to insert a formation protective layer under the existing skeleton track.

WTW: switch transport wagon to transport fully assembled switches/sections of switches without fouling the loading gauge.

VM 150 Jumbo scraper-excavator: a new technology in track maintenance.

PM 150: machine for formation rehabilitation using cement stabilisation and subsoil sealing.

AHM 800 R: formation rehabilitation machine with integrated ballast recycling.

RM 802: ballast cleaning machine with integrated supply of new ballast.

09-3X tamping express: first continuous action three-sleeper tamping machine with a rated output of 2,200 m/h.

Presentation of the 11,000th heavy-duty machine (09-32 CSM) to the October Railway in May 1997.

AFKM - automatic track finishing machine.

RM 900: high capacity ballast cleaning machine with supply of new ballast.

VM 250 Jumbo: scraper-excavator with option for ballasting.

Unimat Sprinter MF: universal tamping machine for elimination of spot faults.

RPM 2002 formation rehabilitation machine with ballast recycling.

EM-SAT 120 with GPS direction-finding for exact surveying of tracks before maintenance work

RPM 2002: formation rehabilitation machine with ballast recycling.

Machines now supplied to 100 countries.

09-3X Dynamic Tamping Express:three-sleeper tamping machine with integrated track stabilisation.

APT 600: mobile flash-butt welding machine with integrated rail tensioning device.

SUZ 500 UVR: high-speed relaying train for renewal, laying and removal of track with sleeper laying unit working in 2-sleeper cycle.

RM 95-700: ballast cleaning machine with double screening unit.

UFM 160: universal track recording car for speeds up to 160 km/h.

Paint shop: Opening of the new ecological high-output paint shop in Linz.

New turning resistance (X-factor) test rig for bogies in Linz.

RM 900 RT: High-capacity ballast cleaning machine with supply of new ballast.

Unimat 09-32 4S Dynamic: universal tamping machine for tracks and switches with integrated dynamic track stabilisation.

09-4X Dynamic Tamping Express: Four-sleeper tamping with integrated dynamic track stabilisation

RMW 1500: First ballast cleaning machine with 2 excavating chains and 3-screen technology in Germany

RU 800 S: Largest machine combining ballast cleaning and track renewal

Unimat 09-475/4S: a new category of output in universal tamping machines for tracks and switches

RM 800 Super 3 S: high-capacity ballast bed cleaning with fully adjustable hydraulic excavating chain and triple deck screening unit

BDS 2000: system for cost-efficient ballast management with two sweeper brushes and integrated ballast hopper to which MFS units can be added.

New world record on ballasted track: on 3rd April 2007 the TGV Est achieved a speed of 547.8 km/h

Numerous machines made by Plasser & Theurer were used to construct the line.
RPM-RS-900: Formation rehabilitation, ballast-bed cleaning and ballast recycling in one machine.

Over 100 09-3X continuous action 3-sleeper tamping machines in operation worldwide.

PM 1000 URM: Formation rehabilitation with increased amounts of recycled material thanks to three excavating chains, integrated ballast recycling and insertion of an intermediate layer

RM 900-HD 100: High-capacity ballast cleaning for high-speed lines in France

SUM-Q3 high-speed relaying train with integrated ballast transport produces high quality track thanks to more than 40 years of experience in the development of track renewal using the production-line method

RM 95-800 W – enhanced ballast cleaning due to impact mill and ballast washing plant with water treatment

APT 1500 RA: Mobile fully automatic rail welding robot with flash-butt welding technology

RM 900 VB: High capacity ballast bed cleaning with ballast recycling, supply of new ballast and integrated dynamic track stabilisation

09-3X-CW Dynamic: 3-Sleeper tamping technology for varying tie spacing on concrete tie and wood tie track in North America

Over 14,700 heavy-duty machines supplied to 106 countries

1,650 employees in Austria

Total production area 250,000 m²

Partnerfirms - service workshops - spare parts depots on all continents