Plasser 09-16 C.A.T.

Continuous – compact – cost-efficient

Continuous-action 1-sleeper tamping machine for tracks

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Infrastructure
Conventional lines
Heavy haul
High speed
Industrial railways
Field of application
Track
Working mode
Continuous action
  • Machine with two single sleeper tamping units with the optimum tamping vibration frequency of 35 Hz and directional, linear oscillation
  • Highly wear-resistant tungsten carbide tamping tines
  • Combined lifting and lining unit with two roller lifting clamps and two lining rollers per rail
  • Proportional levelling and lining system
  • WIN-ALC automatic guiding computer
  • Hydrostatic drive acting on both axles of the front bogie during transfer travel
  • Hydrostatic working drive acting on the front bogie and the free-steering axle of the subframe
  • Engine compartment temperature monitoring system
  • Modular customizable
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Rotation speed modulation of tamping units

In addition to noise reduction, the rotation speed modulation enables fuel savings of up to 10 %. Moreover, it significantly reduces wear on the tamping units.

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Quality cuts costs: our machines turn a tidy profit

To date, Plasser & Theurer has supplied 17,700 machines. Most of them are still in operation. This attests to the quality of the machines and the value of our Customer Services’ life-long machine and fleet support. Plus, it proves that high quality ensures high cost-efficiency: machines that have been in operation for 20 or 30 years paid off years ago.