Application · Rail

Moving trams and railed bogies

Bogies, carriages and whole trams moved round the depot on rails by one operator, without powering up.

At a glance

Result
Up to 300,000 kg on rails
Industry
Rail
Machine
TP2000 Tractive Pusher, TP3000 Tractive Pusher

The challenge

Tens of tonnes in a tight depot

Train and tram maintenance depots move bogies, carriages, HVAC systems and complete vehicles weighing tens of tonnes. Space is tight, and powering a vehicle up to shunt it, or bringing in cranes and heavy plant, is slow and costly.

The solution

A rail tug that pushes the vehicle

The TP2000 moves up to 200,000 kg on rails and the TP3000 up to 300,000 kg. The operator stands clear of the load with a full view, and wireless radio control adds smooth, slow-speed positioning.

At Sheffield Supertram, a TP3000 lines trams up over the wheel lathe with the tram powered down: read the case study.

The result

What changes

  • No need to power vehicles up to move them
  • Accurate positioning over lathes, pits and jacks
  • Fewer people on each move, and a safer job

The machine on this job

  • TP2000 heavy duty electric tug in orange and black with a tiller handle
    Extra Heavy

    TP2000 Tractive Pusher

    For rail bogies, transfer trolleys and heavy production frames. Power steered, with 12,000 N of drawbar pull.

    On castors
    15,000 kg
    On rails
    200,000 kg
  • TP3000 heavy duty electric tug in orange and black with a tiller handle
    Extra Heavy

    TP3000 Tractive Pusher

    For trams, rolling stock and the heaviest assemblies. Our most powerful tug, with power steering and 15,000 N of pull.

    On castors
    30,000 kg
    On rails
    300,000 kg

More case studies

More jobs our tugs are doing

  • Operator steering a TP3000 electric tug coupled to Sheffield Supertram tram 108 on the rails over the wheel lathe in the depot
    Rail

    Positioning Supertram trams over a wheel lathe with a TP3000

    A TP3000 with a custom coupling lines trams up over Supertram's wheel lathe to the millimetre, with the tram powered down. Estimated saving: around £80,000 a year.

  • Operator in food-safe whites using a TP500 electric tug to push a line of loaded dairy roll cages through a chilled production area
    Dairy & food

    Arla Foods: remote-controlled dairy cage pushers

    Arla's new Bellshill depot runs a remote-controlled TP500 Dairy Cage Pusher. It's the sixth Tractive Power tug in Arla's network.

  • A row of yellow TP250 Compact electric tugs parked along a walkway beside a car assembly line
    Automotive

    Nine TP250 Compacts moving cars along a prestige assembly line

    We designed the TP250 Compact for a prestige car maker's tight final-build area. Nine units now move cars between stations, each with one operator.

Load Check

Moving something similar?

Tell us what you’re moving and how it runs, and we’ll tell you which tug and coupling will do the job.

Rather talk it through? Call 01538 360372.

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