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Plasser & Theurer shows DGS Compact dynamic track stabiliser in operation

13 November 2024
Reading time ~ 1 min
The DGS Compact dynamic track stabiliser from Plasser & Theurer
The DGS Compact dynamic track stabiliser from Plasser & Theurer. Source: Plasser & Theurer
Ivolgina Anna, Editorial Contributor to International Projects, ROLLINGSTOCK Agency
Reading time ~ 1 min
Krechetov Dmitry, Editorial Contributor

Austria: The four-axle vehicle was produced on the Taiwan Railway Corporation’s order.

It is designed to operate on 1,067 mm gauge lines, has two hydraulic stabilisers with fine adjustment of the work frequency and applied load, and a maximum performance of 2.6 km/h. There is also an option of continuous monitoring and analysis of track parameters.

The DGS Compact dynamic track stabiliser in operation. Source: Plasser & Theurer

The track stabiliser is part of the new Compact series. It has a maximum axle load of 15 tf and is marketed for servicing narrow-gauge and metro lines. The series also provides tamping machines and ballast profiling machines. It is reported to possibly produce vehicles for gauges from 1,000 to 1,676 mm and with different types of traction systems.

Last year, the Taiwan Railway Corporation ordered 41 vehicles of this series to be supplied in 2025–2026. Another Unimat Compact 08-275/3S-16 has also been recently sent to Hong Kong.

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