A track maintenance machine for compaction of ballast under sleepers of a track includes a machine frame movable by undercarriages on the track and a tamping unit which includes an electric vibration drive for vibratory actuation of tamping tools. An electric intermediate circuit has an electric energy store or storage device. An electric machine is associated with at least one undercarriage and coupled for generator operation to the intermediate circuit. The electric vibration drive is coupled to the intermediate circuit for supply. In this way, braking energy is used in an optimal manner for supplying the vibration drive. A method for operation of a track maintenance machine is also provided.

A railway works machine comprises a machine chassis and a works shuttle, the machine chassis having two opposite longitudinal end portions and a middle portion connecting the opposite longitudinal end portions, a volume being created underneath the middle portion of the machine chassis to house at least part of the works shuttle. The shuttle chassis is able to move with respect to the machine chassis back and forth between two end-of-travel positions. A longitudinal locking system allows the machine chassis to be secured to the shuttle chassis in a position for travel. The longitudinal locking system comprises a first locking device locking together a first of the two longitudinal end portions and the shuttle chassis and a second locking device locking together the shuttle chassis and a second of the two longitudinal end portions.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for building a new ballastway for an at least single-track rail line (100, 101) when there is initially no existing track. The new ballastway should have at least one PS layer (2) and one ballast layer (3), and the PS layer (2) is built up on a subgrade (1) and the ballast layer (3) is built up on the PS layer (2) in a continuous working process in a working direction (A). The PS layer (2) is built up by a PS layer-producing unit (20) (PSL unit), and the ballast layer (3) is built up by a ballast bed-producing unit (30), which is operated at a predefined distance behind the PSL unit (20) in relation to the working direction (A) and is equipped with a chain track or caterpillar track (31) for driving on the PS layer (2). The PSL unit (20) and the ballast bed-producing unit (30) are each supplied with the materials (K, S) needed to build up the PS layer (2) and the ballast layer (3) by means of an associated conveying device (12a, 12b) from at least one open-top wagon (10a, 10b), which is operated at a predefined distance in front of the PSL unit (20) in relation to the working direction (A).

The present invention relates to a method and a device for building a new ballastway for an at least single-track rail line (100, 101) when there is initially no existing track. The new ballastway should have at least one PS layer (2) and one ballast layer (3), and the PS layer (2) is built up on a subgrade (1) and the ballast layer (3) is built up on the PS layer (2) in a continuous working process in a working direction (A). The PS layer (2) is built up by a PS layer-producing unit (20) (PSL unit), and the ballast layer (3) is built up by a ballast bed-producing unit (30), which is operated at a predefined distance behind the PSL unit (20) in relation to the working direction (A) and is equipped with a chain track or caterpillar track (31) for driving on the PS layer (2). The PSL unit (20) and the ballast bed-producing unit (30) are each supplied with the materials (K, S) needed to build up the PS layer (2) and the ballast layer (3) by means of an associated conveying device (12a, 12b) from at least one open-top wagon (10a, 10b), which is operated at a predefined distance in front of the PSL unit (20) in relation to the working direction (A).

A track maintenance machine for compaction of ballast under sleepers of a track includes a machine frame movable by undercarriages on the track and a tamping unit which includes an electric vibration drive for vibratory actuation of tamping tools. An electric intermediate circuit has an electric energy store or storage device. An electric machine is associated with at least one undercarriage and coupled for generator operation to the intermediate circuit. The electric vibration drive is coupled to the intermediate circuit for supply. In this way, braking energy is used in an optimal manner for supplying the vibration drive. A method for operation of a track maintenance machine is also provided.

The present disclosure generally relates to an improved tamping operation where a rail tamping machine advances at different speeds during different stages of tamping and workhead assembly operation. The workhead assembly is also capable of moving longitudinally relative to the rail tamping machine frame when it is detected that the rail tamping machine is at an appropriate distance from a reference point. Related methods of tamping are also described.

For correction of a track position in connection with ballast cleaning, after cleaned ballast has been returned to a track, the actual position of the latter is measured while determining actual position data. Parallel to that, fixed point correction values are determined by a sighting trolley following behind. The actual position data and the fixed point correction values are transmitted to the tamping machine, following behind, and are used for determining correction values for a desired track position to be created by tamping.

The present disclosure generally relates to an improved tamping operation where a rail tamping machine advances at different speeds during different stages of tamping and workhead assembly operation. The workhead assembly is also capable of moving longitudinally relative to the rail tamping machine frame when it is detected that the rail tamping machine is at an appropriate distance from a reference point. Related methods of tamping are also described.

A railway works machine comprises a machine chassis and a works shuttle, the machine chassis having two opposite longitudinal end portions and a middle portion connecting the opposite longitudinal end portions, a volume being created underneath the middle portion of the machine chassis to house at least part of the works shuttle. The shuttle chassis is able to move with respect to the machine chassis back and forth between two end-of-travel positions. A longitudinal locking system allows the machine chassis to be secured to the shuttle chassis in a position for travel. The longitudinal locking system comprises a first locking device locking together a first of the two longitudinal end portions and the shuttle chassis and a second locking device locking together the shuttle chassis and a second of the two longitudinal end portions.