News Roundup - late 2015/early 2016
22nd January 2016
It's been a busy few months so here is a long-overdue roundup of recent on-track plant and road-railer deliveries.
A.P.Webb Plant Hire
99709 911314-1 RTE012 - Atlas 1804WSR / RA350LCR
99709 911321-6 RTEM005 - JCB JS220 / Rail-Max RA400RR
99709 911322-4 RTEM006 - JCB JS220 Rail-Max/RA400RR
99709 911332-3 RTEM007 - JCB JS220 Rail-Max/RA400RR
99709 911333-1 RTEM008 - JCB JS220 Rail-Max/RA400RR
99709 914107-6 TS14 - Caterpillar D4K dozer
99709 914108-4 TS15 - Caterpillar D41E dozer
ABC Electrification
At least six new Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400s have been delivered to ABC Electrification.
99709 912191-2 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
99709 912192-0 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
99709 912193-8 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
99709 912194-6 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
99709 912195-3 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
99709 912196-1 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400
Aspin Foundations
99709 912171-4 SR01 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912172-2 SR02 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912173-0 SR03 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912174-8 SR04 - Skyrailer 400RR
Balfour Beatty Rail Services
Balfour Beatty have acquired several small Takeuchi TB250 excavators for use on tube contracts.
99709 911327-3 XET7100 - Takeuchi TB250
99709 911328-1 XET7101 - Takeuchi TB250
99709 911329-9 XET7102 - Takeuchi TB250
99709 911330-7 XET7103 - Takeuchi TB250
99709 911331-5 XET7104 - Takeuchi TB250
Crossrail (ATC)
Details are slowly emerging of the elusive plant used on construction of the new Crossrail line in London. Several machines have come from TSO in Europe, and four new Zagro Unimogs are being delivered by Kings.
APT15000RL - Plasser & Theurer/MAN APT1500RL Flash-butt Welder
TSO494 - Metalliance VMS30
TSO495 - Metalliance VMS30
unimog 1 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog
unimog 3 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog
unimog 4 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog
Holyrail
99709 912168-0 HR02 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912169-8 HR03 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912170-6 HR04 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912185-4 HR05 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912186-2 HR06 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912190-4 HR08 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912197-9 HR07 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912198-7 HR09 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
99709 912199-5 HR10 - Manitou ART17TH Access Platform
Keltbray Electrification
99709 917109-9 - Volvo FM 330HP6x4 FRB25
Keltbray Rail
99709 940818-6 E1324 - Colmar T10000FS
99709 940819-4 E1325 - Colmar T10000FS
L&W Contractors
99709 910054-4 - Komatsu PW160-8 Megarailer
Lundy Projects
99709 940828-5 LPL8743 - Colmar T10000FS
Network Rail
The first three new Robel 69.60/4-UK Mobile Maintenance Trains were delivered recently, with the fourth due immintently.
99709 917093-5 - MAN TGM "Rail Whale" drainage vehicle
99709 917100-8 - MAN TGM "Rail Whale" drainage vehicle
99709 978019-6 - Mitsubishi Fuso Canter with box body
99709 978024-6 - Mitsubishi Fuso Canter with box body - this was previously the demonstrator vehicle "977020"
Quattro Plant
1015 -Mercedes Actros 3344 rail vac
99709 910046-0 1021 - Komatsu PW160 Megarailer
99709 910047-8 1022 - Komatsu PW160 Megarailer
Road Rail Cranes
99709 919093-3 - Terex Demag AC55 City Crane Roadrailer
SB Rail
SB Rail have taken delivery of a new Kirow KRC250S crane. It has appeared at Leeds Holbeck undergoing tests, but we still don't know what the number(s) are.
Story Contracting
99709 914092-0 1244 - Caterpillar D5M dozer has moved from Bradshaw to Story
Total Rail Solutions (TRS)
99709 911338-0 TRS762 - Doosan DX140LCR tracked excavator Z-Boom
99709 940817-8 TRS1021 - Doosan DX170W Ultimate 270
99709 940822-8 TRS1022 - Doosan DX170W Ultimate 270
99709 910059-3 TRS1023 - Doosan DX170W Ultimate 270 UHL
TRAC Engineering Ltd
99709 940831-9 - Volvo EW140D excavator
99709 975120-5 - Kawasaki Mule 4010
99709 979055-9 SV218 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1650 with Access Platform, previously owned by Babcock.
Tube Lines
In December two new tube-profile Matisa B45UE tampers were delivered to West Ruislip - TMM775 and TMM776.
TXM Plant
TXM have had ten more new Neotec Skyrailers completing the initial order of 30, along with two more Monster Crane conversions by GOS.
99709 912175-5 7104 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912176-3 7105 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912177-1 7106 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912178-9 7107 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912179-7 7108 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912180-5 7109 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912181-3 7110 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912182-1 7111 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912183-9 7112 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 912184-7 7113 - Skyrailer 400RR
99709 919091-7 5914 - New Holland Kobelco E200 Monster Crane
99709 919092-5 5915 - New Holland Kobelco E200 Monster Crane
Van Elle Rail
Two new Colmars have been delivered to Van-Elle, RIV numbers not yet known.
VER009 - Colmar T10000FS
VER010 - Colmar T10000FS