DR 73946
21st November 2008
Recent news articles seem to be about machines getting scrapped and exported. It's been quite a while since a new machine arrived in the country! That changed at the start of November.
DR 73946 is a Plasser & Theurer Euromat 08-4x4/4S tamper owned by VolkerRail. It was built in 2007 and is the first S&C tamper designed to work on any standard gauge track in Europe - including the UK's restrictive W6a loading gauge.
It moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for testing a few days after arrival in the UK.
A slightly strange photo of it at the NYMR can be found here.
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Lofty
Posted: 24 November 2008, 08:31
This machine was in the workshop at West Ealing on the 13/14 October 08, but was not carrying any ID number at that time.
Tom Gray
Posted: 24 November 2008, 23:10
It is now in use on the west coast operated by Grantrail who are owned by VolkerRail. By all accounts this machine will be staying here under Grant's control for a long time.
Ted Knotwell
Posted: 2 December 2008, 07:43
I think 73946 was at Tebay on Friday 28/11/2008. I got a flleeting glimpse of it from a passing Pendolino at speed.
Regards
Ted
Tom Gray
Posted: 12 December 2008, 01:31
worked out of appleby, along the A66 tonight