Vacuum Cleaning Machine MVU-18000

The MVU-18000 Vacuum Clean- ing Machine may be used on reinforced concrete or wooden sleepers, with all types of rail fastenings, and all types of bal- last.

The machine is self-propelled not only in operating mode, but in travel mode as well. It can also tow an empty car, which al- lows collecting additional 30 m3 of contaminants when working in tunnels.

Advantage

Local excavation of contaminated ballast without track panel removal on track, bridges, turnouts, points and crossings, in tunnels, etc

Fast and efficient cleaning from dirt of road crossings, tunnel ceilings, bridge elements, viaducts and other structures

Effective cleaning of drainage ditches, pipes, unloading pits, culverts, galleries, wells, etc. along the railway tracks

Cleaning of station tracks from rubbish

Excavation of electrical and signal cables, digging trenches and holes; unloading bulk materials

Vacuum cleaning of empty open-top and covered railcars

Specifications

Performance
— non-compacted material	50 m³/h
— compacted material	17 m³/h
— average	28 m³/h
Maximum reach of suction nozzle relative to the track axis
Hopper discharge	not more than 10 min.
Hopper volume	21 m³
Speed in travel mode	not more than 80
Minimum radius of curve negotiation	120 m
Vacuum pump flow rate	2x8600 m³/h
Diameter of the main suction sleeve	10 inches
Crew	3 people
Weight without load	85 t
Length between coupler axes	24360±100 mm