TRAC RR - SV090 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400
Photo of TRAC RR - SV090 at Mossend yard - 13 May 2009. TRAC.
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Tom Cummings
3 July 2009, 11:59:57
Have you ever wondered just how much a Unimog can shift on-track? I have brochures acquired from Zweiweg & Zwiehoff in Germany that states that a U400 - when fitted with the railway-compatible braking system - can shunt between 800-1,000 tonnes. It can do up to 50km/h without a trailing load on-track, 20km/h with a trailing load (with braking system), and 5km/h (w/o braking system). That's probably one of the resons why they're so popular!
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Dave Shell - Northumbria Rail Ltd.
3 July 2009, 20:17:57
I don't wonder - I've seen it, and it's an interesting site; they have very good tractive effort
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RRV COWBOY
4 July 2009, 13:46:04
this was just on channel 5 being used in germany didnt no it could push/pull up to a 1000 tons it also has a remote control so you dont always have to be in the cab to operate it
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Kevin Staddon
4 July 2009, 21:40:30
I have a photo of an earlier model shunting at Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton Cider.
Not posted here as I deemed industrial shunter rather than OTP
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Robin Morel
4 July 2009, 21:51:38
Unimog = UNI versal MO tor G ear from the first one built in 1946 according to various fleet history reports ??
Go and fetch "the mog"..........
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Paul Moseley
5 July 2009, 00:25:36
If you look on the OTPgen photo section 'pauls photos' there are pictures of t&t Mogs at Merelbeke,Belgium which i took last year,moving a freight well in excess of 1000 tons....it was an amazing sight!
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martin foster
5 July 2009, 09:29:59
Kevin the mog you mentioned is now used by T drake of chesterfield on Network Rail.
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Nick Tompkin
5 July 2009, 09:43:06
Martin, assuming you mean Q948WHL this has recently been sold by Drakes to Story Rail.
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Tom Cummings
5 July 2009, 19:51:18
Robin, you're almost there w the Unimog translation, but not quite! In the original German it reads UNIversal MOtoren Gerat, or Universal Motor Device, although Gerat also translates as 'device' or even 'gadget'. The name was coined by Hans Zabel, one of the original design team, in April 1946 and it was officially adopted on 20 Nov 1946 - whereupon the other 400 proposals were quietly forgotten!
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Big Mac
5 July 2009, 20:17:57
TRAC SV090 has been tested shunting up to 800T. It is an amazing sight.
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Tom Cummings
6 July 2009, 12:07:48
The original Unimog was designed as an agricultural tractor-type vehicle rather than a truck, so it was always going to be capable of moving very heavy loads. This is all down to torque rather than sheer engine power, apparently. They also have a multitude of crawler gears and up to three power-take off points (depending on the model) which is why they are so good at what they do!
PS: sorry about submitting the same comment twice,guys - I had hiccups! At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it....
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Kevin Staddon
14 July 2009, 21:32:58
To Martin Foster,
Martin, Thanks for that info wondered where it went. Thought about trying to buy it once but it already been sold.
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Kevin Staddon
23 July 2009, 22:46:26
Found this photo on flickr.com whilst looking.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hacedornocturno/3733414734/in/pool-425158@N25
Imagine driving that along a UK road with those buffers, wonder if they would help in an accident ?
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