MACHINERY

A Net Zero Solution for Rail

With ambitious sustainability targets being set at a national level, we need greener, cleaner solutions for infrastructure projects. McCulloch Group’s TRTe™ is the first of these solutions

The Trac Rail Transposer (TRT™) is a respected piece of plant equipment, here in the UK and across the world. In September this year, its newer, greener sister, the TRTe™ went into production after successful test deployments in Scotland.

Offering all the same exceptional features as the TRT™, this all-electric machine reduces diesel emissions, carbon footprint and noise on rail infrastructure projects. Powered by an electric battery – it’s a greener, cleaner alternative to manual operations accompanied by numerous noisy, diesel-powered machines.

What does it do?

The remote-controlled TRTe™ removes, transports, and installs lengths of rail and associated ironwork, within live environments and under live Overhead Line Equipment.

It’s an agile machine and has rubber tracks which means it can move with ease across the uneven infrastructure landscape and within restricted spaces like tunnels and on bridges. Its diesel-powered counterpart, the TRT™, has operated with 99.7 per cent reliability over the last 15 years on the UK’s rail infrastructure, with full approval to operate on Network Rail and the London Underground Network (including deep tubes).

From an operational perspective, the TRTe™ has been designed to overcome many of the challenges that alternatives face in dangerous, on-track environments. It can also: • Remove and install all profiles of rail, including Bullhead, Flat Bottom Rail and

Conductor Rail. • Be used on both single line and multiple track layouts. • Easily cross multiple tracks, including areas with conductor rails. • Operate in the tightest of spaces. • Remove, transpose, and install rail in a safe controlled manner by remote control. • Create both cost and time efficiencies when compared to alternative methods. • Transport and install switches and crossings.

How is it powered?

The TRTe™ is powered by an electric motor and battery power pack, instead of the traditional diesel engine.

The machine is entirely remotecontrolled, meaning it can be operated by a trained individual from the safety of an exclusion zone. The electronic remotecontrol system comes with remote condition monitoring, which means it can be used more extensively on the infrastructure than its counterparts, where diesel emissions and noise pollution are an issue.

The importance of Net Zero

was born of innovation; creating technical solutions that make on-track work safer for all. Whilst rail infrastructure projects still have their dangers, we all now face a new challenge – one that, if tackled properly, will save our planet.

With government targets encouraging more and more of the countries companies and infrastructure agencies to set their own ambitious sustainability goals, we as providers of infrastructure solutions – need to get greener. The TRTe™ is our first step towards this, one which we see making a sizeable contribution to the move towards zero emission working practices.

Three McCulloch Group Panel Lifters, like those seen here, can remove a length of track with concrete sleepers in just four minutes and 30 seconds.

More about McCulloch Group

Founded 30 years ago, McCulloch Group was founded on a desire to do better. Now with a fleet of seven innovative products, including the popular Panel Lifter, each of these machines have been designed to carry out specific tasks on the railways, which otherwise would be carried out manually and often with associated risks.

McCulloch Group has offices and depots up and down the country, and teams operating across the UK. But that’s not where the ambitions ended. The company now provides solutions to infrastructure companies in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.

If you want to find out more about the TRTe™, its operational capabilities, and costs, get in touch via the contact information below.

Operated during the day or at night