Railway Moonbuggy
2 December 2008
The Moonbuggy in action - photo Moonbuggy.com
An intriguing new trolley/road-rail machine has been developed by Smith Engineering.
This is the Moonbuggy All Terrain Railway Vehicle (ATRV).
The Moonbuggy ATRV with its six wheel drive and high manoeuvrability can be used to access areas inaccessible to standard vehicles. Designed to cross rough terrain and able to mount tracks at any point, not just at a level crossing. The ATRV makes an ideal incident response vehicle able to transport up to 5 personnel with equipment when fitted with side seats.
More information can be found on the Moonbuggy website.
Comments
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David French
2 December 2008, 15:10
Hmm, it ain't very quick on the rails - only 4 mph! Not exactly a rapid response vehicle.
ian saunders
2 December 2008, 21:02
is it april 1st?
Dave Smith
4 December 2008, 08:36
Funny stuff. Good for a man to have a hobby eh? ;)
steve parberry
4 December 2008, 11:03
What no hi-viz. No marker lights. No hard hat. and No prepared access. Your havin a laugh :-)
Alex Betteney
4 December 2008, 11:10
The images show the vehicle on Private Infrastructure, which would appear to be Workington Docks. Its a good concept, but needs further development for any potential use as a Rapid Response Unit!!
RRV Cowboy
4 December 2008, 16:56
absolute joke if you ask me
Daniel Stievenard
4 December 2008, 22:40
Well done for this new concept. All these above comments are out of context. They probably don't know about development and should show better encouragement.This is what is needed in a country which produce nothing,no imagination, and no machinery with 25 years backward over other countries.Keep the good work and development and don't take any notice of people above who don't know.
Vince /// ontrackplant.com
4 December 2008, 23:32
Some of the comments here are rather immature. It's always interesting to see new and innovative vehicles, however "different" they may seem.
Some raise valid points, ie the 4mph and rapidness of the vehicle - hopefully it will get developed further though.. :)
steve parberry
5 December 2008, 08:40
Ok some of my coments are a bit of mark, but this item has a long way to go in development to become compliant to the current standards. I would assume it weighs over 75kg so it must be fitted with marker lights and headlights, audiable warning emergency tow bar and many more things to get approval i would advise the development team to read RIS-1530 standards and seek assistance in aquiring approval before spending to much money on further development. But for the preserved railways it would make a very usful tool.
David French
5 December 2008, 09:23
It will also be joining a competive market. It'll be up against the long-established John Deere Gator buggy and the recently introduced Aquarius Rail Mule and Harsco Kubota RRV.
ian saunders
5 December 2008, 10:17
The comment under my name above was not actually written by me. I think it is an interesting and inovative little machine which with some more development which will obviousley come in time could actually find a use on the rail network. dont give up with the concept
Alex Betteney
22 July 2010, 13:22
A visit to the manufacturer on 13/7/2010 found that this vehicle has been dismantled due to lack of interest, however, the rail equipment is retained should any future orders be recieved.