During the 27th edition of the iaf, Ingenieria de Maquinaria Ferroviaria (IFM) presented its Track Rhining Machine a multifunction machine with only three operators which carries out all mechanisation and profiling work simultaneously on both straight tracks and turnouts.
The machine has independent tamping units which can lift and tamp the diverging track up to a maximum of (lifting) up to 3000 mm and (tamping) up to 2800 mm from the diverging track. It simultaneously registers the track geometry and vertical load applied at each point and profiles, for which it has two lateral ploughs, a double central plough, a 5 cubic metre hopper and a high performance collection tray with solid pipes.
The machine is equipped with 2 ground penetrating radars. The front one analyses the stretches of track which can be levelled without lifting, with the saving in ballast that this brings. The rear ground penetrating radar registers the level of compaction which has been undertaken, thus allowing the durability of the track geometry to be determined.
IMF developed tamping units with 16 and 32 lines for both straight tracks and turnouts of all kinds.
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