Ballast Plough

The Thomson Ballast Plough is the fastest way to remove deep layers of excess ballast from the track. An ideal partner to ballast brooms.

Thomson Engineering Design’s Ballast Plough is designed to remove excess ballast from the centre of the track and place in on the shoulder area at high speed..

A single pass at 5km/hr to 8km/hr is normally all that is required to leave the track ready for tamping.

The rear wheels of the Ballast Plough are hydraulically adjustable to raise and lower the plough. Fail safe brakes are fitted as standard.

Optional extras include marker lights, front wheel height adjustment (hydraulic) and a central baffle plate adjustable sideways for ballast regulating.

Ballast Plough part
Benefits
  • High speed ballast clearing
  • Helps create ballast shoulder
  • No damage to clips and housings
  • Reduced risk of tamper damagine sleepers
Specifications
  • Weight :- 1,965 kg
  • Brakes :- 2-wheel fail-safe
  • Lifting Points :- 1 central
  • Height :- 1,170 mm
  • Width :- 2,685 mm
  • Length :- 3,650 mm
  • Max. Hydraulic Pressure :- 210 Bar
  • Min. Hydraulic Pressure :- 90 Bar
  • Body Colour :- 08E51 Yellow
  • Moving Parts :- Signal Red

Downloads

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Specification Documents
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Features

  • High speed operation
  • Fail-safe brakes
  • Replaceable wear edges
  • Marker lights option
  • Hydraulic height adjustment
  • Regulating plate option
  • Full Factory Parts Backup
  • CE Marked

A RAPID WAY TO CLEAR EXCESS BALLAST PRIOR TO TAMPING