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Rail Mounted Elevated Work Platforms: New technologies setting new trends Rail Express spoke with Manco Engineering Group Managing Director Bryan Black about technological progress in the field of rail mounted elevated work platforms.
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HE MARKET PLATFORM FOR elevated work platforms (EWPs) on road rail vehicles has undergone significant development over the last decade. First, the new AS7502 Road Rail Vehicle Standard, since being adopted by most network operators, has made compliance more demanding for road rail vehicle manufacturers as a whole. Second, there has been significant evolution in the market for truck-mounted EWPs in general, used away from the rail corridor for all types of overhead construction and maintenance. Bryan Black, Managing Director for rail and road/rail equipment manufacturer Manco Rail, tells Rail Express his company has made it a priority to stay on top of this progress, and at the cutting edge of the rail mounted EWP market. “For example, the old concept of operating an EWP on track with the need of stabiliser legs is outdated,” he says. “The old way means poor productivity, and added difficulties with stabiliser
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BELOW: Manco’s new 300kg SWL telescopic and jib truck mounted EWP also features a wide rotating basket similar to the self-propelled.
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