A unique road-rail ready Unimog will be on display at the Innotrans rail transport trade fair in Berlin from September 20 to 25
Mercedes-Benz Trucks will be exhibiting three of it’s latest Unimog implement carriers for road and rail use at the international trade event.
The speciality-build Unimog becomes a shunting vehicle, for rail and overhead cable maintenance, as well as for other work along sections of the railway or tramway line as required.
Customers for such a Unimog include railroad companies, metro system service providers, urban rail and tram businesses, and service providers for railway construction and maintenance.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is displaying a long-wheelbase 170kW Unimog U 423 at the Berlin Innotrans event.
The particular U 423 is manufactured with an elevating work platform and guidance bogie rail gear for use on rails with tight curve radii, such as tram tracks.
It can be controlled remotely from the extended elevating work platform when performing overhead cable maintenance or carrying out inspection journeys.
The hydrostatic traction drive offers a considerable benefit for these types of tasks, as it enables the speed to be adjusted steplessly and operating the vehicle with precision from the working platform.
As a shunting vehicle, the Unimog can tow up to 1000 tonnes thanks to permanent all-wheel drive, torque-converter clutch and drive on the rails using its wheels.
The rail-specific equipment of the Unimog U 423 on display includes a wagon brake system for up to 52 wagon axles, and the railway wheels mounted to the Unimog, for raising or lowering as required, and a radio remote control.
