On-Track Machine and Road-Railer Roundup - late 2019
1st January 2020
A round-up of on-track machine and road-railer deliveries between October and January 2020.
As always, thanks to everyone who has contributed information for this article. If you think that something is missing, or your company has any updates/details of new deliveries for our next article then please post in the forum or email us privately with details. You can also upload photos here. Thanks!
New on-track machines
Colas Rail
Colas Rail took delivery of their third new Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic Tamper - 99 70 9123 010-9 / 75010 - at the end of November. It subsequently moved to their Rugby depot where it was named after a long-serving member of staff, "Roger Nicholas".
#TamperTuesday In a touching tribute our latest 09 tamper (75010) has been named after long serving colleague, Roger Nicholas!
He received a nameplate to take as a reminder that we'll always have a Roger Nicholas working on our Network #TrackRenewals #Tampers #Rail #TrackWorks pic.twitter.com/JBxJDYGicY
— Colas Rail UK (@ColasRailUK) December 17, 2019
Tube Lines - Plant Services / TransPlant
Two new Kirow cranes and eight S&C delivery wagons were delivered to London Underground's West Ruislip depot at the start of December.
99 70 9319 014-5 - Kirow KRC250LUL Heavy Duty Diesel Hydraulic Crane.
99 70 9319 015-2 - Kirow KRC250LUL Heavy Duty Diesel Hydraulic Crane.
99 70 9358 001-4 / 99.70.9358.001-4 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 002-2 / 99.70.9358.002-2 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 003-0 / 99.70.9358.003-0 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 004-8 / 99.70.9358.004-8 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 005-5 / 99.70.9358.005-5 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 006-3 / 99.70.9358.006-3 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 007-1 / 99.70.9358.007-1 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
99 70 9358 008-9 / 99.70.9358.008-9 - Kirow Switch and Crossing Delivery System / Tube build.
New road-railers
A.P.Webb Plant Hire
99709 910122-9 / RAIL081 - Rail-Ability/Atlas 180WSR Blue/RA300RR Heavy Lift.
99709 910125-2 / RAIL084 - Rail-Ability/Atlas 180WSR Blue/RA300RR Heavy Lift.
Aquarius Railroad Technologies
99709 976102-2 / Uma / YE64KCU - Aquarius/Land Rover 130 Crew Cab Pick-Up.
Electrification Construction Services
99709 912468-4 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400.
GOS Engineering
99709 977050-2 / CN68WXA - GOS/Mitsubishi Fuso Canter lorry with crane.
L&W Contractors
99709 912474-2 / RRM160 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400.
Murphy Plant
99709 912469-2 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400.
99709 912470-0 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2-400.
99709 940889-7 - Liebherr A924 rail.
Network Rail
99709 979106-0 / NK19ECC - LH Access Technology/Mercedes-Benz Unimog U423 with Access Platform.
Pro Rail Services
99709 910159-1 / PRS107 - GOS/Doosan DX170W-5 Ultimate 270.
99709 910160-9 / PRS108 - GOS/Doosan DX170W-5 Ultimate 270.
Quattro Plant (inc AB2000)
99709 910158-3 / 1157 - GOS/Doosan DX170W-5 HS Ultimate 250.
99709 910162-5 / QPL1158 - GOS/Doosan DX170W-5 HS Ultimate 250.
99709 911347-1 / 1079 - King/JCB JS175W.
Readypower Rail Services
99709 940898-8 / RR925 - Liebherr A924 rail.
99709 940900-2 / RR926 - Liebherr A924 rail.
Rexquote have converted three of Readypower's old Accessrailers into new Personnel Transporter vehicles.
99709 949040-8 / RRPT03 - Rexquote/PT12AWS Personnel Transporter (previously numbered FR1312 / 99709 943021).
99709 949042-4 / RRPT01 - Rexquote/PT12AWS Personnel Transporter (previously numbered FR1314 / 99709 943022 2).
99709 949043-2 / RRPT02 - Rexquote/PT12AWS Personnel Transporter (previously numbered FR1317 / 99709 943024-8).
SPL Powerlines
99709 912471-8 / 26 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2 Hydrostatic Drive.
99709 912472-6 / 27 - Platform Basket RR14 EVO2 Hydrostatic Drive.