loading and unloading long-welded rails quick, economical, safe

Equipment for Loading Rail-Carrying Trains 40.61/40.63loading and unloading long-welded railsquick, economical, safeTECHNICAL DATA OF THE RAIL MANIPULATORDriveMaximum pulling forceLoading times per pair of railsL x W x H dimensionsGaugeWeightDEUTZ, KHD BF 4M 1012C diesel in-line motor,water-cooled, 4-cylinder, 4-stroke, 69 kWdiesel-hydrostaticat 10 km/h: 11800 Nat 0 - 4 km/h: 33000 Nmechanical: 32000 NLoading: approx. 4 min.Unloading: approx. 2 min.8500 mm x 3068 mm x 2880 mm2700 mm12 t (with driver’s cab)TECHNICAL DATA OF THE RAIL MANIPULATOR ARMSHoisting capacity with a 3.57 m reachSlewing force15000 N respectively10000 NDimensions and weights approximated. We reserve the right to modify in the course of technical development. Copyright secured.40.61/40.63/04.03/EROBEL Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH · Industriestraße 31 · D-83395 FreilassingTelefon: +49 (0) 8654/609-0 · Telefax: +49 (0) 8654/609-445e-mail: info@robel.info · Internet: www.robel.info

40.61/40.63 Equipment for Loading Rail-Carrying TrainsDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTIPING PULLINGDRILLING For the quick and economical GRINDING loading CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEAand unloading of long-welded railsRail train loading systemTING CLAMPING PULLING DRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TASURING The rail LIFTING train loads and unloads CLAMPING long-welded rails on both PULLINGDRILLING straight andGRINDING CUTTING • TRANSPORTING Consists of 3 parts: TIGHTENING CONNcurved tracks quickly and economically and transport them over long1) Double-sided chute unitTAMPING distances. MEASURING The equipment is mounted LIFTING on several connected CLAMPING goods PULLING DRILLING GRINDING2) Rail manipulatorCUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGwagons of suitable length. An independent gantry crane runs on an3) Double-sided transport unitCONNECTING auxiliary track laid TAMPING over the full length of the MEASURING rail carrying train. The longweldedrails are stacked on the rail carrying train in three layers.Operated normally by a team of 4 operatorsLIFTING CLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSTIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPING Possibility PULLING of loading and DRILLING unloading rails up to 500 GRINDING m in length CUTRANSPORTINGLoading of long-welded railsTIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING Hydrostatic traction brake, acts on all 4 wheelsCLAMPING PULLINGDRILLINWhen loading the long-welded rails, the rail-loading train travels along theHydraulic multi-disc brake, acts diagonally on 2 wheelsCUTTING trackway TRANSPORTING to the point where the front ends of the TIGHTENING rails can be gripped by CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING • Transport speeds up to 100 km/hLIFTING CLAMPING PULLINthe claws of the rail manipulator. The rails are then raised to the heightChute unitGRINDING of the last roller. CUTTING The locomotive shunts TRANSPORTING the rail carrying train under the TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPlifted rails and the rails are inserted into the grooves by the articulated• Is used to guide the rails on the transport unit during loading andLINGDRILLINGcranes and placed betweenGRINDINGthe guiding rollers ofCUTTINGthe chute wagon. WhileTRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING unloading TAMPING MEASURING Lthe train is shunted under the rails, the gantry crane pulls on the railsCLAMPING PULLING DRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING • Unit consists of two wagons; the structures are designedTIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPINwith its own force to keep them straight. As soon as the ends of the railssymmetricallyRING LIFTING resting on the sleepers CLAMPING lose contact with the ground, PULLINGDRILLING the rails are hoistedhigher and higher by the rail manipulator until the final position isGRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING • The rails can be loaded or unloaded at the ends of the sleeper via theTIGHTENING CONNECtwo side chutes (rail grooves) or in the middle of the track via the twoPING MEASURING reached on the train. To load the LIFTING next rails, the rail CLAMPING manipulator movescentral chutes, as requiredPULLING DRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTEback to the starting position at the end of the train.• A rotating mechanism is fitted to one of the two chute wagons for theNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING gantry GRINDING crane CUTTING TRANSPORUnloading of long-welded railsTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPING PULLING Rail manipulatorDRILLING GRINDING CUTTINWhen unloading, each end of the pair of rails is gripped by the rail manipulator,lifted TIGHTENING up a short distance and inserted CONNECTING over the guiding rollers TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING • The rail manipulator is used to load and unload the rails on the railPORTING CLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING GRIinto the grooves. The rail manipulator then continue to grip the rails fromcarrying trainTING TRANSPORTING the rear and push them away from the TIGHTENING train until the ends of the railsCONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING • The workingLIFTINGhydraulics and theCLAMPINGhydrostatic traction mechanismPULLINGareDtouch the ground. These rails are fastened to the track by means ofpowered by a diesel engineGRINDING clamps and CUTTING short cables. The locomotive TRANSPORTING then pulls the train away from TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING • The two arms MEASURING of the rail manipulator are operated LIFTING independently CLAMPofunder the anchored rails.each other by 2 operativesLINGDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LDuring unloading, the rails glide over tilted chutes fitted to the grooves.• Special rail claws, which can be quickly changed over, are provided toThe cushioned ends of the chutes stop the ends of the rails hitting theensure that the rails are held securely and do not tilt during the liftingCLAMPING PULLING DRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPINsleepers.and pulling phaseRING LIFTING CLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECRail manipulatorTwo-sided Transport UnitPING MEASURING The gantry crane travels the full LIFTING length of the rail CLAMPING train on the crane PULLING DRILLING GRINDING • The CUTTING rails lie on ball-bearing TRANSPORTING carrying rolls, which enable a simple TIGHTEtracks under its own momentum. The two arms of the rail manipulator,length compensation when driving through curved tracks and preventNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORwhich can be slewed up and down and sideways hydraulically, are mounteda derailmentTENINGon theCONNECTINGcrane wagon. Jointed and rotatingTAMPINGrail claws are fitted to theMEASURINGfront ofLIFTING CLAMPING PULLING • The ball-bearing carrying rolls also enable an easy moving of the railsDRILLING GRINDING CUTTINeach jib. The claws can be changed over to fit different types of rails.during loading and unloadingPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING • The running track for the rail manipulator runs the entire length of theCLAMPING PULLINGDRILLING GRItransport unit, including the chute unitTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPING PULLING DGRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LIFTING CLAMPLINGDRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPING MEASURING LCLAMPING PULLING DRILLING GRINDING CUTTING TRANSPORTING TIGHTENING CONNECTING TAMPIN