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(Our aging 1994 Case 688 road-railer is having one of the main hydraulic rams rebuilt due to failure. Despite being nearly 30 years old, the simple nature of the machine means it is still providing useful service to the PW. Chris Bond)
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[[File:Roadrailers_20180324.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Former Rexquote Super Railer at Highley with No 489 behind (2018)]] The SVR uses Road-Rail Vehicles, also referred to as RRVs or 'road railers', for permanent way work. RRVs are modified versions of road vehicles, in this case excavators, which retain their normal wheels with rubber tyres. They are also fitted with additional flanged steel wheels which can be raised and lowered as required, enabling them to run on rails. The flanged wheels are free-rolling with propulsion on the rails being provided by the conventional tyres.
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The SVR uses Road-Rail Vehicles, also referred to as RRVs or 'road railers', for permanent way work. RRVs are modified versions of road vehicles, in this case excavators, which retain their normal wheels with rubber tyres. They are also fitted with additional flanged steel wheels which can be raised and lowered as required, enabling them to run on rails. The flanged wheels are free-rolling with propulsion on the rails being provided by the conventional tyres.
  
 
Road railers can be used with various buckets for excavating and moving spoil, or with a flail head for clearing trackside vegetation.
 
Road railers can be used with various buckets for excavating and moving spoil, or with a flail head for clearing trackside vegetation.
  
 
==Case Poclain 688==
 
==Case Poclain 688==
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1994-built Case-Poclain 688-BP Excavator No 489 (DVLA Registration '''L696MRM''') was first recorded on the SVR at Kidderminster on 9 June 2007 and has been resident since.<ref>[https://www.ontrackplant.com/road-railers/preserved/841 OnTrackPlant.com] (requires login to view sightings history)</ref> Despite its age, its simple nature means it still provides useful service to the Permanent Way team.  
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1994-built Case-Poclain 688-BP Excavator No 489 (DVLA Registration '''L696MRM''') was first recorded on the SVR at Kidderminster on 9 June 2007 and has been resident since.<ref>[https://www.ontrackplant.com/road-railers/preserved/841 OnTrackPlant.com] (requires login to view sightings history)</ref> Despite its age, its simple nature means it still provides useful service to the Permanent Way team. When rail-mounted it can be used either 'stand-alone' or paired with its trailer vehicle as seen below.
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Case_20150307.jpg|No 489, L696MRM at Highley (2015)
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Case_20210423.jpg|L696MRM with its trailer vehicle at Kidderminster, April 2021
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==Rexquote Super Railer==
 
==Rexquote Super Railer==
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It was formerly owned by TXM Plant.<ref>[https://www.ontrackplant.com/road-railers/preserved/1021 OnTrackPlant.com]</ref> It was acquired by the SVR in 2017.<ref>Presentation at SVR(H) AGM, June 2018</ref> It was sold in November 2022 to the Ribble Valley Railway after the purchase of the [[Komatsu 160 Road Railer | Komatsu 160]] road railer, and left the Railway on 24 January 2023.
 
It was formerly owned by TXM Plant.<ref>[https://www.ontrackplant.com/road-railers/preserved/1021 OnTrackPlant.com]</ref> It was acquired by the SVR in 2017.<ref>Presentation at SVR(H) AGM, June 2018</ref> It was sold in November 2022 to the Ribble Valley Railway after the purchase of the [[Komatsu 160 Road Railer | Komatsu 160]] road railer, and left the Railway on 24 January 2023.
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Roadrailers_20180324.jpg|Former Rexquote Super Railer at Highley with No 489 behind (2018)
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:31, 12 June 2023

The SVRSevern Valley Railway uses Road-Rail Vehicles, also referred to as RRVs or 'road railers', for permanent way work. RRVs are modified versions of road vehicles, in this case excavators, which retain their normal wheels with rubber tyres. They are also fitted with additional flanged steel wheels which can be raised and lowered as required, enabling them to run on rails. The flanged wheels are free-rolling with propulsion on the rails being provided by the conventional tyres.

Road railers can be used with various buckets for excavating and moving spoil, or with a flail head for clearing trackside vegetation.

Case Poclain 688

1994-built Case-Poclain 688-BP Excavator No 489 (DVLA Registration L696MRM) was first recorded on the SVRSevern Valley Railway at Kidderminster on 9 June 2007 and has been resident since.[1] Despite its age, its simple nature means it still provides useful service to the Permanent Way team. When rail-mounted it can be used either 'stand-alone' or paired with its trailer vehicle as seen below.

  • No 489, L696MRM at Highley (2015)

  • L696MRM with its trailer vehicle at Kidderminster, April 2021

Rexquote Super Railer

Rexquote Super Railer, fleet number 4199, is based on the Case 988 Super Railer.[2] It does not carry a DVLA registration number, but is allocated the UIC Number 99709 940193-4.

It was formerly owned by TXM Plant.[3] It was acquired by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 2017.[4] It was sold in November 2022 to the Ribble Valley Railway after the purchase of the Komatsu 160 road railer, and left the Railway on 24 January 2023.

  • Former Rexquote Super Railer at Highley with No 489 behind (2018)

See also

References

  1. ↑ OnTrackPlant.com (requires login to view sightings history)
  2. ↑ Wikimedia Commons
  3. ↑ OnTrackPlant.com
  4. ↑ Presentation at SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) AGM, June 2018

Links

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