Mole cuts ballast faster
infrastructure maintenance contractor Jarvis Rail has introduced a 44 tonne self-propelled excavator able to cut a swathe of ballast up to 3800mm wide and 600mm deep in one pass. Supplied by mining equipment manufacturer DBT, the Mole has been adapted for rail use by Jarvis Rail’s On-Track Machines division.
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