On the famous Albula Line – a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its numerous bridges, tunnels, and spectacular uphill gradients – this machine, specially developed for metre-gauge tracks, impressively demonstrates how modern maintenance technology ensures infrastructure reliability even under extreme topographical conditions.

Mobility even for the most challenging terrain

The challenges along the Alpine route are enormous: tight radii, steep uphill gradients, rocky subsoil, and difficult-to-access terrain call for a solution that goes far beyond conventional standards. This is precisely where the RM 76-SM comes into its own. As the only machine of its kind, it was specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Rhaetian Railway and enables high-performance ballast bed cleaning even in places where other machines reach their limits.

With continuous-action working, the machine excavates fouled ballast, screens it, removes unusable material, and returns the reusable ballast directly to the track. This method ensures maximum efficiency and quality. It also significantly reduces material consumption, track maintenance durations, and traffic disruptions. At the same time, the rail-based approach minimizes the need for lorry transport, which significantly improves the environmental performance of the maintenance measures.

Balancing cost-effectiveness and sustainability

The “Capricorn” combines cost-effectiveness with sustainability and contributes significantly to ensuring climate-friendly mobility in the long term in a region where the railway is a lifeline for the local population, the economy, and tourism. Almost unnoticed, it ensures that one of Europe’s most impressive railway lines remains safe, comfortable, and efficient.

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