About Plasser’s Quick Relaying System:
- It is a modern semi-mechanized system automatic machine used for quick railway track replacement.
- It aims to speed up track renewal while minimizing traffic disruption, enhancing safety, reliability, and maintenance efficiency.
- Features of Plasser’s Quick Relaying System:
- It consists of self-propelled cranes which move on an auxiliary track having the same centre line as that of track to be relayed.
- These portal cranes are capable of self-loading and unloading from Bogie Flat Wagons.
- Uses: The system is widely used for new track construction as well as the modernisation of existing track infrastructure.
- Benefits of the system:
- Renewal time: It helps longer track lengths to be renewed within shorter traffic blocks
- Cost-Effective: It is cost effective, as it reduces manual labor and lifecycle maintenance costs.
