What is this?
What is this?
Anyone know what this is used for?
Re: What is this?
I also thought it was Overhead wire maintenance but its powered from the overhead cable so its a live wire.
Re: What is this?
Maybe they measure the current draw as an efficiency barometer etc?
I am, sure someone will have the answer just now.
Again this vehicle has no number plates -see here
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... 145&t=4738
Did it look like a converted truck or a homebuilt rail trolley/powered vehicle? I cannot see the wheels properly but you may have noticed?
I am, sure someone will have the answer just now.
Again this vehicle has no number plates -see here
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... 145&t=4738
Did it look like a converted truck or a homebuilt rail trolley/powered vehicle? I cannot see the wheels properly but you may have noticed?
- Gabor Kovacs
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Re: What is this?
Gents,
It's is and overhead wire maintance vehicle!
Note that the technicians are actually in physical contact the overhead wire, which must be turned OFF and earthed before they start their duties!
The first picture is rather alarming, if you look rather carefully! There is just one "wood breaker" that protects the workers, from the adjoining line, with and electric unit at the head of the train!
The vehicle is powered by either by a 4 cylinder Cummings or Bell diesel engine!
If I'm correct, the panto on the overhead wire maintance vehicle, is used for testing the high of the contact wire, the tension on the contact wire, thickness and other vital contact dynamics, and it also checks that the dropper wire clips don't interfer with the contact between the panto's contact plate and contact wire!
I hope that helps
It's is and overhead wire maintance vehicle!
Note that the technicians are actually in physical contact the overhead wire, which must be turned OFF and earthed before they start their duties!
The first picture is rather alarming, if you look rather carefully! There is just one "wood breaker" that protects the workers, from the adjoining line, with and electric unit at the head of the train!
The vehicle is powered by either by a 4 cylinder Cummings or Bell diesel engine!
If I'm correct, the panto on the overhead wire maintance vehicle, is used for testing the high of the contact wire, the tension on the contact wire, thickness and other vital contact dynamics, and it also checks that the dropper wire clips don't interfer with the contact between the panto's contact plate and contact wire!
I hope that helps
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- Gabor Kovacs
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Re: What is this?
Should rather read as follows;
Gabor Kovacs wrote: The second picture is rather alarming, . . . .
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Re: What is this?
Thanks Gabor. using google I searched on the badge on the side of it which says LRS. Which is lenning Rail Services and here is a link to the website. http://www.lenningsrail.co.za/mtm_overh ... enance.asp
What I found interesting is that
What I found interesting is that
The measuring system can be used on live 3kV DC and 25kV AC electrified lines