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Plasser CatenaryCrafter 12.5 E³ (Type 3)
Sample configuration

Series: Plasser CatenaryCrafter

The eco-powerhouse for the overhead contact line

Safe working with slewing column lifting platform and railway crane

Worldwide proven ballast cleaning in a new, modular design

Brilliantly reliable ballast cleaning with the Plasser ScreenLiner 3100 series

Positioned under the track panel, the excavating chain produces a precise cut of the formation.

The lifting and slewing unit keeps the track panel in the desired position.

The screening unit separates high-quality ballast from fines.

In many places where replacing the ballast bed used to be necessary, nowadays the ballast can be reprocessed in a track-bound ballast cleaning machine.

Optional equipment: Dynamic track stabilization

Turnout cleaning without dismantling the turnout thanks to widening of the excavating unit

Optional equipment: Supply of new ballast

Optional equipment: Cutter bar transport device with assembly aid

Optional equipment: Dust-suppression system

Optional equipment: Camera systems for monitoring

Optional equipment: Sleeper crib excavator

Optional equipment: Workshop and crew cab

Track-bound technologies are more than 30% greener

More information
Infrastructure
Conventional lines
Industrial railways
Field of application
Bridge
Overhead contact line
Working mode
Spot maintenance

Highlights

  • The overhead contact line or a battery provide power for emission-free driving and working (C/B)
    or
    Emission-free driving and working thanks to energy supplied by a battery as well as a diesel-electric power pack as an additional energy source (B/I)
  • High speeds to reach the worksite quickly in self-propelled and in towing mode
  • Railway crane with high lifting moment and horizontally swivelling column lifting platform for work on the overhead contact line
  • Positioner for contact wires and carrying cables for securely positioning the overhead contact line during assembly work
  • Crew cab with kitchenette and sanitary facilities as well as a workshop for working in a safe environment directly on-site
  • The machine comfortably fits up to eight people – also in running mode
  • Integrated ETCS in combination with the national train protection system
  • Possible to attach different snow removal equipment

Technical data

Series: Plasser CatenaryCrafter 12.5 E³ (Type 3)

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Machines in the Plasser CatenaryCrafter series are specialists for overhead contact line installation and maintenance as well as inspections and interventions.

Plasser CatenaryCrafter 12.5 E³ (Type 3, Sample configuration): safe working with slewing column lifting platform and railway crane

Plasser & Theurer’s E³ drive concept significantly reduces diesel consumption and makes climate-neutral operation possible.

ModularCustomizing: individual modules can be configured according to customer needs.

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Plasser CatenaryCrafter 12.5 E³ (Type 3, Sample configuration)

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Enjoy the benefits of standardization with ModularCustomizing

We manufacture machines in our ModularCustomizing category based on a platform strategy. This makes maintenance, spare parts management, training, and approvals more efficient while tailoring them to your needs. More than 300 machine versions from the modular design kit. Thousands of configuration options.

Economic – Ecologic – Ergonomic

The latest track maintenance machines use both the electrical energy from the contact wire and batteries to power the working drive. Our new E³ drive technologies reduce local emissions - of both pollutants and noise – to a minimum on the work site. Introduced in 2015, Plasser & Theurer’s E³ machines stand for: Economic – Ecologic – Ergonomic.

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