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BOURREUSE BALLAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Railroad Maintenance
CONT

... technical and operational procedures for mechanized track surfacing ... are applicable to ballast tampers capable of continuously levelling, lining and tamping track, ballast regulators, and ballast stabilisers.

CONT

The ballast tamper ride on the track itself. ... Low spots in a line are raised by tamping in more tightly the ballast beneath the ties, and where ballast is disturbed ... it must be tamped back in again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
CONT

[...] lors de travaux de voie importants, certains engins (bourreuses de ballast, trains travaux très lourds) provoquent des vibrations plus importantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria
  • Mantenimiento (Equipo ferroviario)
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