Settle to Carlisle Railway Track Replacement: Track Panel Unloading at Ribblehead, UK 20090720

Network Rail workers unload a batch of track panels removed from the Settle to Carlisle railway line during track replacement work on 20/07/2009. The panels are being unloaded at Ribblehead station. The unloading procedure requires co-ordinated movements from the two road-rail cranes, synchronised by the use of the horn.
My Panasonic Lumix LZ2 camera is not the best for movies but good enough to show how the unloading work is done. It is quicker with teamwork from two smaller machines with custom attachments than it would be with a single larger crane. It is easier to control both ends of each panel and the machines fit more easily within the loading gauge. The two trolleys are on the uphill side of the far crane for safety.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• train
• rail
• UK
• network
• maintenance
• track
• crane
• machine
• load
• work
• Settle
• Carlisle
• Ribblehead

[andy126128]

ive never seen this at warrington bank quay

[chriskyn]

ahh nice to see the boys in action that komatsu is a scrapper but me on the wx170 anyday

[toonmag50]

so this was the reason i couldnt get a "round robin" from the toon in the summer

[ryanrailengineer]

good video mate 5*