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QTS operates the largest specialised fleet of toll road-rail vehicles (RRVs) for trackside upkeep.
Fresh arrivals at QTS consist of the Mega Attain, which is the largest RRV lorry loader crane within the UK and can tow up to 60 tonnes. It would work each and each on and astray and is additionally in a region to aim through overhead lines.
The Cormach crane can also merely additionally be weak in vegetation administration to eradicate dying and diseased trees, which reduces the requirement of working at height. It would additionally be weak for heavy lifting, including footbridge set up, overhead line stanchions, gantry elimination and rock drilling.
The multipurpose QTS Shunter is constructed from a disused cell elevating work platform (MEWP). It has the air ability, traction and braking capabilities for shunting 12 rail carriages up to 1,000 tonnes managed by a educate brake withhold an eye on machine from the Unimog cab. The rail trailer braking machine is managed through the Unimog foot brake with the machines aged brakes and is ready to shunting 10 rail trailers at 200 tonnes.
Down the toll road, QTS additionally has an RRV Unimog with a trees mounted crane that is soon to be trialled on the railway. This machine is constructed to contend with trees up to one tonne and is fitted with a motive-constructed crane to provide an outreach of nine metres.
Managing director Alan McLeish acknowledged: “At QTS, we’re proud to delight in a demonstrated history of spearheading innovation across the rail industry over our three decades in industry. This twelve months has been no exception and we’re gratified to formally launch our new machines and salvage them out on predicament.
“Now we delight in got a dedicated initiatives team that works tirelessly to strive to toughen efficiencies with our plant tools. This makes it more uncomplicated for each and each our staff and the broader industry to bring rail initiatives across the UK, while additionally continuously making improvements to our products and companies for possibilities.”
QTS has added several other specialist machines to its fleet in most modern years, including the Mega Chipper V2 (below), Grapple Saw, Weed Control Unit, Railboss Vactors, Forwarder MegaChipper V2, , Mega Vac, QTS Multicar Unimog Flail/Quad saw and the QTS tree baler.
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