Worlds largest track layer in 2011 - Plasser & Theurer SVM1000 Infranord at Haparandabanan, Sweden

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In Kalix, Sweden they have build a new railroad between Kalix and Haparanda (Haparandabanan) 42km new railway
I was with a friend there last week in september 2011 and filmed the machine that lay down the track. A SVM 1000 from Plasser & Theurer.
There is two machine of this model in the world and this is the only one in Europe!
And at least in 2011 it was worlds largest track layer ;)
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Modärna Rallare
Världens största spårläggare lägger spåret för den nya delen av nya Haparandabanan mellan Kalix och Haparanda en sträcka på 42km
Rälsläggaren är en Plasser & Theurer SVM1000 ägs av Infranord och fins endast 2st sådana i världen den andra är i Austraulien.
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@MrAirman812 8 жыл бұрын

Very cool stuff there...was hoping to see the joints get welded together

@fergusmoffat1760 5 жыл бұрын

You won't. All they need for this track-laying machine is to get the rail-ends together and secured by the Pandrol clips so the sleeper wagons can run onto the next section of CWR. After the tracklaying is complete, they pull the rail ends together with hydraulic power to a pre-determined tension then thermit-weld the butt-joint.

@NenadKralj 5 жыл бұрын

@@fergusmoffat1760 WELL SAID - the best part is "thermit-weld the butt-joint" w/ asterisk on (: thermit :)

@mrz80 4 жыл бұрын

@@NenadKralj Fe2O3 + 2 Al → 2 Fe + Al2O3 means never having to say you're sorry :D

@bm1113 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrz80 Thanks guys its like Fergus sad and here are a clip on the termite welding but Not mine clip kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9uopqmY0eCWmZs.html

@malothmuralifjksewp3093 2 жыл бұрын

@@fergusmoffat1760 P

@brentsarazin7448 5 жыл бұрын

Wow..I am an Engineer and this is a Marvel of man made ingenuity. In my area of Canada I have never seen railway tracks that weren't made of wood ties. I can only imagine the hours and labor this machine replaces with conventional means..Great Video..:)

@bm1113 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glad that this old video can still be appreciated :)

@justincronkright5025 Жыл бұрын

The labour is exactly what I figured would be hardest to achieve. Am wondering if the Earth-works (movement mostly) would now be the most labour-intensive aspect of the process.

@aserta Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, we could make a machine that does all the job by itself. The road cutting, the road grading the tracks and cleanup. All automated, you just have to feed it components. And as a matter of fact... we do, just not on the surface, and it's called a TBM. Those machines do it all (some, not all). They cut the road, they install tunnel walls, they clean up and lay track that they ride on.

@boywonder6659 Жыл бұрын

This machine travels faster than the the actual trains in the UK.

@fflaguna 4 жыл бұрын

It's wednesday night, time to watch some industrial machinery do a thing

@Unknown-lv3bj 4 жыл бұрын

It's Wednesday, my dudes. OOOOOHHHH

@user-mf1wb6ix6v 3 жыл бұрын

Ddg

@Hoshikani 3 жыл бұрын

it’s wednesday night, really

@LifesLaboratory 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently Friday nights are when I do said thing. :(

@radharcanna Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Human ingenuity knows no bounds. Imagine the blood, sweat and tears involved in doing this in the past.

@bm1113 Жыл бұрын

And life, back then there was a number of how many people died on each construction site, whereas now it's very rare and there's a lawsuit if someone dies

@joecombs7468 2 жыл бұрын

I can remember seeing men lay track by hand when I was a little kid. It was interesting to watch them & listen to them sing while they worked.

@Bratfalken 2 жыл бұрын

To keep the guys with the sledgehammers in sync with the guys with the "nails" then I understand!?

@joecombs7468 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bratfalken they sang driving the spikes & moving the rails. The singing set the timing of their movements. Like sailors used to do on sailing ships.

@xreconusmc3156 5 жыл бұрын

That machine is incredible. Wow 😯 I was very interested and pleased to watch. Times have changed

@paullanyi516 10 жыл бұрын

Very well done, especially the close-ups bringing the rail together. Thanks ! Mycket bra gjort, särskilt närbilder föra skenorna samman. Tack!

@crazyhorsetrading8655 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is such a cool machine, sure makes track laying a breeze, just surprised the rails aren't bolted together. Thanks for sharing the video.

@henerymag 8 ай бұрын

A gap is left because of expansion during hot weather, which could lead rails to bend causing an accident.

@teresawood4095 7 жыл бұрын

You guys did a great Job Putting the tracks together and it was a Awesome video too.

@eclair9 5 жыл бұрын

This is beyond fasinating!!! What a phenomenal piece of machinery!!!!!

@josephgilliand4 5 жыл бұрын

Even with all this computer controlled giant hydraulic machinery, it still comes down to a bunch of guys whacking things with sledge hammers! LOL

@vienna11215 5 жыл бұрын

Yea, but now it's only 2 guys with a sledgehammer. As opposed to 20,000 guys with sledgehammers, pickaxes, shovels, and horses!

@eugenkramaric1173 4 жыл бұрын

@@vienna11215 Exactly ☺

@Nemesis_T_Type 4 жыл бұрын

That's why kids these days should choose skilled labor courses in college or technical school because it will take several more decades before these types of job become automated unlike white collar jobs that are now being replaced because of Artificial Intelligence.

@rickcoona 4 жыл бұрын

@@vienna11215 the way things are going, it will be again...

@michaelprosperity3420 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nemesis_T_Type What. And not go into debt for 120k after 4 years of gender studies only to come out and be a barista at Starbucks. Eventually the folks who actually work and don't sit behind a desk are going to leave the do nothing's behind.

@joyceb8407 5 жыл бұрын

A beautiful piece of machinery...I love it!

@kimerful 10 жыл бұрын

Tack för videon! kul att se att infranord har det bästa utav det bästa. Även intressant och ytterst lärorikt för mig som blivande projektör.

@ligrit4817 Жыл бұрын

@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so much easier and faster than the track laying team I saw in Blazing Saddles! "Excuse me while I whip this out."

@geekverve 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Great to see the railroad industry still alive and well in Sweden. Thanks for posting.

@Baerchenization 2 жыл бұрын

Austria is not Sweden.

@geekverve 2 жыл бұрын

@@Baerchenization Who said anything about Austria? The video title and description said this was in Sweden.

@Baerchenization 2 жыл бұрын

@@geekverve Because the railroad industry in not alive and well in Sweden, but in Austria. They build tracks everywhere in the world, not only in Sweden - the industry in question is that of the MACHINE.

@geekverve 2 жыл бұрын

@@Baerchenization They're laying track in Sweden. Presumably that means there is railroad industry in Sweden.

@Baerchenization 2 жыл бұрын

@@geekverve Look. They are laying tracks in EVERY country, that is the most normal thing, as infrastructure gets gradually developed everywhere. So saying that a 1st world nation in Europe is having an alive and well railroad industry does not make sense in any other context, unless you somehow expected Sweden for some weird reason to NOT maintain/extend their network, for which there is absolutely no reason, unless you are out of touch...

@alannewman85 3 жыл бұрын

That's a brilliant idea! Imagine the manual handling injuries avoided by this!

@dangeary2134 Жыл бұрын

This doesn’t work so good on short sidings. The machine is longer than the siding!

@Lillstisse661 7 ай бұрын

@@dangeary2134well in sidings they often use wooden ties and smaller machines the size of wheelbogies.

@thekrunkymonkey 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

@carmichaeltrainproductionc9663 5 жыл бұрын

It’s not very often that you see a Railroad being built, with concrete ties, and machinery doing all the work, hard to believe over 100 years ago when it was a man with Big hammers hammering The rails onto the wooden ties, this video is very educational and I believe a lot of kids can learn something from this, keep posting videos like these as a train photographer, it’s hard to find anything like this happening..

@bm1113 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words :) Yes it was an Unusually , construction work for me too, so it is nice to have it documented :) For me are road works and diggers more common for me ;) about the concrete ties I think that all the new or renovated tracks in Sweden have concrete ties But there is certainly a better insight that can answer that.

@theanomalous1401 4 жыл бұрын

@@bm1113: Thank you for making a very educational as well as entertaining video that shows the advances in automation in our culture.

@geosutube 6 жыл бұрын

Saw one of these in action on vacation in SW Minnesota back in 1988. Had to stop by the side of the road just to see it run! Only, the one I watched would lift the rail, pull out the spikes, discard the old tie, insert a new tie, tamp the gravel, then spike the new tie to the rail. And on and on. Hypnotic.

@greyhairedphantom4038 2 жыл бұрын

Just another nail in the coffin of the working man!

@higherwrldsprodction2955 8 жыл бұрын

wow, this is amazing. thats some incredible machinery

@joncervini8415 4 жыл бұрын

It is designed and built in Austria.

@kofola9145 8 жыл бұрын

I like this. The biggest, badass, most technologycal advanced machine and a man with a hammer.

@Djur2844 6 жыл бұрын

kof ola ... It´s Tor (the Scandinavian name for Thor) with his earthly hammer !!!

@jbrynolfsson 5 жыл бұрын

Tor or Jeremy Clarkson

@luked4911 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent film documentation, clarity and sound. Gives a person a sense of being there with all the sights and sounds. I have seen similar pieces of machinery but this one is top notch. Such engineering!! Magnificent! Thank you!!!

@bm1113 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) incredible it's 6 years since this video :)

@hobbyhermit66 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I truly appreciate the lack of commercials.

@testdriver3146 4 жыл бұрын

Swedes are not much in favor of being interrupted while doing their IKEA, sex and watching TV.

@1961casey 10 жыл бұрын

I am very impressed with your video. It is self explanatory and covered the important details of the process. Very informative.

@bm1113 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks it pleases me to hear when I'm trying to get my films as informative as possible and not just only a one minute with disjointed clips

@1961casey 10 жыл бұрын

Did you edit this or was it raw footage?

@bm1113 10 жыл бұрын

1961casey its are some editing the Slipers are was recorded a few weeks earlier and some stops is shortened :)

@CIRCLETUBE 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video.

@bobv8219 3 жыл бұрын

I knew a good ol guy that did railway installation the hard way . He used to say that 2 guys would double time slamming in rail spike's and that there was a certain technique to shoveling the rocks . His name was Steven Owens he was a hell of a good man. He died of alcohol consumption about 2 years ago. I spent many good times with him before he passed. RIP STEVE your missed immensely. Your friend Leonard.

@davidsolomon8203 4 жыл бұрын

Who can watch these wonders, and remain unmoved!!!?

@timothyshoemaker9555 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I live near the railway for the port of Charleston. Watching some of the Maintenance taking place is amazing.

@mviv6339 3 жыл бұрын

Maintenance is a thankless job. 23 year experience.

@larcoal2963 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible bit of engineering there.

@myredute 4 жыл бұрын

No matter how good mankind makes the machine,it still needs human input to complete the task. Brilliant video non the same!

@Timberella3003 6 жыл бұрын

Mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing.

@RickJando 5 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of very clever people in the world, and this video is amazing ! I didn't see any track welding going on though ? Very good 👍 and informative video, thank you.

@bumblebob5979 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's too clever putting alot of criminals and drug abusers out of bussiness. But I could be wrong, but not likely wrong..

@verfeb12 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing machine! Thanks for sharing!

@SeamusMcGillicuddy0 Жыл бұрын

Truly remarkable ! I’m going to have to show the kids !!

@dustyguy 8 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video thanks for posting

@ganeshindupu42 4 жыл бұрын

Very very good to indianrailways

@roberthunt1540 4 жыл бұрын

Quarantine - "Hey hon, you watching a movie?" "Nope. Something even better."

@michaelodwyer4442 3 жыл бұрын

A great way to lay down sleepers and tracks, a very interesting and technological change in the way that tracks are layed and so efficiently done. L

@davesmallwood4896 10 жыл бұрын

what a clever machine,also the person who sat down and designed it. thank you for the video.

@bm1113 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@chrisprice5108 5 жыл бұрын

Well it was originally designed and built in New Zealand in the 70s At Easttown workshops The national equiptment manger at the time was Dave Mitchell who went on to work for Plasser Australia I think We towed ours with a D7 Bulldozer, and I operated the gantry for 10 years we could lay 700 sleepers an hour with good bed

@aegystierone8505 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible machine from Austria.

@So1othurn 8 жыл бұрын

A train on top of a train? What sorcery is this!

@newstart49 8 жыл бұрын

+So1othurn Only the well trained are allowed to train a trainee to operate a train on a train.

@drServitis 8 жыл бұрын

+newstart49 You are a cunning linguist! And not to be confused with a cunnilingus!

@umeshpun3721 7 жыл бұрын

So1othurn c

@umeshpun3721 7 жыл бұрын

So1othurn kickboxing Ah

@umeshpun3721 7 жыл бұрын

Atheist Avenger boxing 6mth

@johnmorrison3555 Жыл бұрын

Amazing machine. Certainly simplifies track laying.

@andreschachel5863 Жыл бұрын

I think today we have not only one machine for Europe. In Germany alone we have a lot of track works for the moment. But it's amazing to see the size and power.

@bm1113 Жыл бұрын

I believe you are right

@michaelmixon1099 8 жыл бұрын

Technology fascinates me!

@jacksutton1641 6 жыл бұрын

Big ships engines

@jpsholland 7 жыл бұрын

Rare footage, well done.

@tortinwall 5 жыл бұрын

jpsholland not rare enough.

@mikebecket7458 5 жыл бұрын

Now that is incredible....and awesome!

@Innomen 4 жыл бұрын

that sound is relaxing, like a building's heartbeat

@eugenkramaric1173 4 жыл бұрын

☺

@jamieturnage4574 5 жыл бұрын

thats one amazing machine

@exileinderby51 9 жыл бұрын

Great video of a great piece of kit. For all its high tech wizardry, it still needs a bloke with a hammer!

@bluebellybrown2361 9 жыл бұрын

yes there always be a bloke with a hammer

@hostile177 9 жыл бұрын

bluebelly Brown Still dangerous work ducking under and in-between giant machines though eh?

@soulextracter 9 жыл бұрын

hostile177 Looks like we have two brits and a canadian here ^^

@petec9686 9 жыл бұрын

exileinderby51 that is exactly what I was thinking. i doubt the bloke with a BFH will ever be completely replaced. This piece of gear does put hundreds of hammer wielding blokes on the unemployement line though.

@archiballarchi3922 6 жыл бұрын

ther'yll always be spoons(":

@androidemulator6952 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly satisfying to watch.. :)

@robertbooth6144 3 жыл бұрын

That was so 😎 that was the first time ever seeing that done. Thank you great job.

@bm1113 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glad this almost 10 year old is still interesting :)

@AvoDJ 9 жыл бұрын

top stuff, great video thanks

@bm1113 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@anunggaming 7 жыл бұрын

wow, great video!

@esk8spirit362 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, didn't know such machine exists... Very nice...

@appliancerepairshorts 7 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks

@DACUL1983 10 жыл бұрын

Amaizing! Hello from Romania! 1 like!

@bm1113 10 жыл бұрын

Steven Michael But it just came out of a curve you see the curve on the horizon in the picture;) they laid out 26 miles new track with this layer

@freequest 8 жыл бұрын

+bm1113 is that a day or per load of sleepers?

@bm1113 8 жыл бұрын

+freequest it was the specific job this time but of course this track layer has been on more jobs :)

@freequest 8 жыл бұрын

bm1113 Still a impressive piece of machinery heck I didn't even know stuff like that existed. O BTW thanks for the awesome video (:

@firefox5926 6 жыл бұрын

ever seen the Saturn v transporter crawler ? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hb5dZ7Rh2suUYWQ.htmlm43s make this look like a toy lol :)

@pearlyhumbucker9065 6 жыл бұрын

Nice. Now lets lay sleepers with this thing. Oh, it cant do this? Worthless shit so far then....

@lynnamicon6195 7 жыл бұрын

Great work!!!!

@RodneyWiedemer 8 жыл бұрын

This kind of thing seems like it would be one of the coolest jobs in the world! :)

@edwinleyba7510 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, how many miles can you do in a day work. They were moving right along a crew that knows how to work together just awesome.

@jimb9369 5 жыл бұрын

Great Vid. I wish it showed the rail connection method and the ballast finishing. Great anyway. Thank you!

@kevinfauconniere9646 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I thought the same thing! Still a cool video though

@jesseeski 8 жыл бұрын

The big rig of the week!

@eliaslundgren1 4 жыл бұрын

This is pretty dang amazing...

@budspencerjr2574 6 жыл бұрын

Great...i am retired but i still can feel the adrenaline... Hans Plasser, RIP

@joustmee3398 8 жыл бұрын

How much track/distance can they lay on average in a day. Also wished there was an audio narrative to explain what was happening along the way. Just a thought. Thank you to the uploader taking the time to film this and posting. Very informative.

@dynamicsolution8166 5 жыл бұрын

1.25 miles a day...this machine is sick!!!!

@bm1113 5 жыл бұрын

@Dr Moriarty And for my part, I think it's better to be quiet instead of try to explain something in my bad English Since there are few viewers who would understand Swedish ;)

@bm1113 5 жыл бұрын

@Dr Moriarty Thanks for the kind words. I believe in having easier to get good in writing than what I have in speech because I don't have to think about pronunciation of different words and spelling programs and Google can help me if I am uncertain even if they rarely think right about technical terms ;)

@bm1113 5 жыл бұрын

@Dr Moriarty wisely written. It is much easier to change a description then need to take down and upload a new movie if something has gone wrong. And even though I am fascinated by railways, this is not my home ground so I have been needed to studying in retrospect exactly what I have been filming ;)

@jimbrent8151 4 жыл бұрын

@Dr Moriarty Darn I wish I could have seen those... That is exact the type of content I look for... Best wishes.

@royemery5186 Жыл бұрын

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen before good job guys. 😊😊

@ibizenco 4 жыл бұрын

One word: fantastic.

@robertjackson4121 5 жыл бұрын

1946 my dad built railroad bridges cutting logs 12' x 100' driving his own piling.

@Davifonseca89 2 жыл бұрын

O sucesso da construção de ferrovias na idade contemporânea... quando veremos aqui? Máquinas no trabalho o sucesso da tecnológica e da ciência mecânica.

@alannewman85 3 жыл бұрын

Would be fascinated to know how the gantry rails are fitted to the sides of the flatbed wagons - it seems to roll so smoothly!

@thiesenf 4 жыл бұрын

2011: Nope 2012: Not yet 2013: Nah 2014: Ain't gonna happen 2015: Why? 2016: Wait a few more years 2017: Not this year either 2018: We're KZfaq 2019: Damn we're close 2020: Isn't the KZfaq algorithm awesome?

@bm1113 3 жыл бұрын

This was actually quite fun :) Especially since I upload KZfaq videos just because it's fun, I have no goal :) that's why you avoid advertising on my videos :) and it took one year to answer :)

@thiesenf 3 жыл бұрын

@@bm1113 I know the feeling... it's just for the fun of it... :-) Now let's see if you're gonna answer this reply in 2022... :-) Men du... jag tänktre inte ens på att videon har ju svensk text... hehehehehe

@bm1113 3 жыл бұрын

@@thiesenf LOL almost 1H now and The feeling of being able to take it easy with filming for a year like these while others panicking is quite nice ;) HeHe Ja så kan det gå Från början var nog allt på Svenska i denna video men ju mer man har lärt sig på dessa 10 år så har man ändrat på texten i varje fall :) och har ju hänt lite sen dess :) under de första två åren hade Filmen 17 tusen visningar ;) sen 117 ett år senare och sen vid 2015 börja det hända grejer :D

@RangieNZ 8 жыл бұрын

How come none of the tie springs were pushed in, to lock down each end of the rails? I kept thinking the rails were about to fall over because they weren't secured! :(

@bm1113 8 жыл бұрын

+RangieNZ they need to adjust the gauge and after that one of these come kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qa2clsWLtt2Xk2w.html

@randbarrett8706 Жыл бұрын

Wow, a rail laying machine with its own railway on top

@captainboing 10 жыл бұрын

superb. the ingenuity of that machine!

@BigEsGarage 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! I wish they'd do this in Vermont!

@philbessette391 4 жыл бұрын

do whenever still have train service here? (in Vermont)

@the51craw 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Could we get a clip where the welding is none?

@bm1113 9 жыл бұрын

Håkan Berg Thanks Not mine clip but here are a similar welding kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9uopqmY0eCWmZs.html

@mehdizareie9906 5 жыл бұрын

The men and women who work on the rail are very hard-working and very clever. My father worked on Iranian railways for more than thirty years. I kiss my hand and all the active workers in the railways. Do not be tired of the bravado. I hope your hands and feet are always strong.

@tracynation239 4 жыл бұрын

An excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

@seklund55 8 жыл бұрын

Cool!!! One question on the location of rail joints. It makes sense in terms of install speed to align the two weld points (since the equipment has to basically stop to position the new rail segment), but even with thermite welding, aren't you pairing up your likely failure points? And another question: How does any welded-rail system handle the tendency of steel to expand or contract with changes in ambient temperature?

@arynschroeder4059 5 жыл бұрын

I HAD THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE JOINTS TOO. BUT ALSO, WHY PUT THE JOINTS IN BETWEEN THE RAIL TIES INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE THE TWO ENDS OF THE RAILS ON THE TIES THEMSELVES? WOULDN'T IT BE STRONGER ON THE TIES FOR MORE SUPPORT? I KNOW THAT TRAIN'S ARE NOT LIGHT BY ANY MEANS, EVEN IF IT IS PULLING EMPTY CARS.

@jays106 5 жыл бұрын

@@arynschroeder4059 no need to shout, but if you looked the joints on either side were in 2 different spots not directly across and as previously mentioned the weld or joint is actually stronger

@skraminc Жыл бұрын

@@arynschroeder4059 cost benefit of time/luck of where the joints are. To make sure all rail joints are on top of a support is like an entire other universe of planning which starts to eat away at the system theyve made to automate this process as much as they have. Welding is fantastic enough in our current day that im sure the risk is negligible. Everything has to be welded already, no matter what, so if you can assure the welding half of the project is secure then you can take it off of the checklist that the rail machine has to perform and thats savings

@shalala4571 8 жыл бұрын

I get proud of sweden when i see this kind of stuff. This country has come so far without having any oil or big amounts of gases. We arent the biggest manifacturer, but what get made has quality,

@egalf 8 жыл бұрын

+TheMatrixBot Enough big corporations and iron ore.

@ph11p3540 8 жыл бұрын

+TheMatrixBot Something to be really proud of. You have no idea how big oil can put pressure on you when you are trying to break away from their grip. It's really punishing and it makes green technologies unaffordable.

@shalala4571 8 жыл бұрын

+Phillip Mulligan yeah I can understand that. I just wish the world could agree at saving the world instead of being greedy as fuck :/

@ph11p3540 8 жыл бұрын

+TheMatrixBot The design of a large pavement slab machine has nothing to do with greed anymore than the track layer. The I do see that this track layer has less moving parts for the workers to be caught on than a concrete slab machine. The nice thing is the slab machine technology is quickly advancing as far as ease of operation and safety is concerned. Don't be surprised if the next few years if such a machine has been improved and shown on KZfaq. As for Sweden. They are trail blazers in production technologies for speed, efficiency and most important safety. Your country has my admiration, respect, envy and I say that as a Canadian.

@shalala4571 8 жыл бұрын

+Phillip Mulligan I'd love to go to Canada. is it nice? :)

@tracylemme1375 4 жыл бұрын

I saw a similar machine laying track on UP in Cochise County AZ. It amazed me. It was pulled by Cat tracked loader.

@handyandy6050 Жыл бұрын

Marvellous machine!

@noworriesmate8287 4 жыл бұрын

We can rebuild it! Make it stronger, faster! We have the Technology!

@bird271828 4 жыл бұрын

This is a good distraction from the coronavirus.

@polarlab113 2 жыл бұрын

Are you distracted? By carona virus seriously?or maybe just preoccupied if you need a distraction.I need a distraction from the fascists who created it.

@ba-tobartc.6230 2 жыл бұрын

i am from the future 2 yrs.. we still have corona 😔

@robinyates9426 11 жыл бұрын

what an amazing piece of kit!

@1984Scholsey 9 жыл бұрын

Africa needs these!

@jothaxy2468 5 жыл бұрын

incredible machine. I see this for sleeping

@thebeast7255 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much this can lay in an hour.

@fastjazz Жыл бұрын

Wow! That was really cool to see!!!!

@uniblab2006 4 жыл бұрын

That's incredible!

@LynnCDoyle-ek2oh 5 жыл бұрын

I want the job driving the spider moving the cross ties to the laying machine.

@Chaosfury50 5 жыл бұрын

Careful what you wish for. He also has to drive the main train over the terrain whilst putting the strain on tha brain where the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

@lambo8961 4 жыл бұрын

@@Chaosfury50 that was fire my guy

@makuszko 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone wants. Dream job :)

@alejandrayalanbowman367 8 жыл бұрын

A lot of time taken to align lengths of rail. Why does the machine not also weld the lengths? In fact, how and when does the welding take place? When do the Pandrol clips get knocked into place?

@havoc1482 5 жыл бұрын

@Colorado Cyber your reply literally had nothing to do with what he asked (3 years ago btw). He asked about the welding process and you just jabbered on about the old ways and how it used to be. No shit its faster, that has nothing to do with what he asked.

@carlislehendersonthethird7799 5 жыл бұрын

The rail is welded in front of the machine while it’s strung out on the ground. The machine doesn’t weld it because it would have to stop every time a weld is shot. The clips are knocked on by a separate machine following the train.

@haroldwilkes6608 2 жыл бұрын

Brute strength and extreme precision...nice.

@Geebax2 4 жыл бұрын

I am not sure about the "Worlds largest track layer" claim, but I also watched a Plasser & Theurer machine re-laying track on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. Except the machine I watched was using existing continuously-welded rail sections. It removed the spikes from the wooden sleepers, lifted the track and bent it out to the side, the wooden sleeper was ejected sideways away from the track, then ballast was added, new concrete sleepers laid, and the track was brought back into gauge and fastened with the clips to the sleepers. The entire machine was similar to the one in this video, but considerably longer.

@kevinolesik1500 8 жыл бұрын

i was waiting to see them weld the two rails together ... it never happened ...

@bm1113 8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Olesik it was a separate team who weld the rail ends with thermite later

@protoborg 8 жыл бұрын

+bm1113 Thermite is used to CUT the rails, not weld them.

@bm1113 8 жыл бұрын

+protoborg kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9uopqmY0eCWmZs.html

@protoborg 8 жыл бұрын

bm1113 That is NOT welding. It is merely melting the ends of the rails together. Hence the MASSIVE sander used at the end. Welding is when two pieces of metal are fused together by way of ANOTHER piece of molten metal that fuses to the two pieces.

@southern207hobbies 8 жыл бұрын

+protoborg actually termite that's used in welding rails together has extra metal form the production of nails but there is a newer form of termite welding that uses a much harder metal for the rail head area

@fintan3563 6 жыл бұрын

I have a CSX line that runs directly in front of my house. Trains 🚂 pass my house multiple times a day. I had no idea how much upkeep there is on railroad tracks. It seems like CSX is working on the tracks all the time. I have seen smaller versions of these machines pulling out old sleepers, and adding new ones. All still wood though.

@jovetj 5 жыл бұрын

The upkeep depends on what speed and tonnage the track is intended for. Most big-railroad mainline in the U.S. is inspected twice a week. Wood ties are replaced when too many have become too rotten. Rails are ultrasonically inspected once or twice a year. Signals are maintained constantly. The track is physically walked by a person once a year for a more detailed inspection.

@jimmarciniak5008 Жыл бұрын

Tealyamazing