Plasser & Theurer: Machine - Ballast distributing and profiling: Overview

Ghana’s railway project: full steam ahead
Two Plasser & Theurer machines help to put the new lines into operation.

The Ghana Railway Master Plan project for expanding the country’s rail network is making headway. Two machines with Plasser & Theurer technology help to quickly put the new lines into operation. Ghana’s railway network dates back to British colonial times (1820-1957) and was built for transporting raw materials and goods from areas south of the mountain barrier to the city of Accra, which at the…

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Technology in a machine formation for track rehabilitation

North-west of Hamburg, the railway line to Cuxhaven was rehabilitated in sections. In several construction phases, our machines rehabilitated the formation, cleaned the ballast bed, exchanged rails and sleepers, and thoroughly tamped the track within three weeks.

The right quantity in the right profile

The ballast bed secures the track geometry against track buckling. The technically correct design of the ballast bed cross-section is essential. This means that sufficient quantities of ballast are distributed uniformly and in the defined profile along the entire course of the line.
Plasser & Theurer offers a comprehensive selection of machines to shape the exact required quantity into the ideal profile. For operation on tracks and turnouts, in combination with cyclic-action or continuous-action tamping machines, for small rail networks and also for high-speed lines.

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