DR 73917 - Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper
Photo of DR 73917 at Eastleigh - 20 June 2003. Neil Walkling.
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ian saunders
23 March 2007, 22:12:46
is there any real need for air con in the cabs on english machines , the opperaters cab i can understand , obviously the rear cab dosn't need air con but why the leading cab ?
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midnight cowboy is begining to BORE me
24 March 2007, 19:35:00
Because this machine has 'ALC' an operator will need to be in the lead (tower) cab through out the lenght of the site. Also because the engine is right behind the tower cab it is very noisy with either windows or doors open. It's a shame Balfours did not think of the when they selected the spec for the Compacts.
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tony
14 April 2007, 02:33:24
The comments of a man who never had to spend an entire renewals shift in an operating cab. These machines get very hot when working and the operating cabs could do a very good job posing as a greenhouse !!.
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ian saunders
16 July 2007, 12:30:02
wouldnt it have been possible to have vents/grills fitted to let out the heat when these vehicles were originally speced and built or is air con the best option
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Midnight Cowboy
16 July 2007, 15:30:17
Air con is the best bet, as without it filtering the air, you'd find that with vents the cab's would fill with dust very quickly. Also there is alot of electrical equipment inside the tamping cab that generates alot of heat, this heat would not dissipate with vents alone.
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