Shunting systems
July 2009
Shunting Robot with Diesel-Electric Drive Unit
This shunter of the DER series designed with two axles will be delivered in this
execution with a diesel engine make VOLVO provided with a capacity of 360 kW, electric power transmission, variable weight per axle from 16 to 22 tons and an operation speed from 10 to 40 km/h.
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October 2008
An interesting alternative to Conventional Small Locos for the Loading of Bulk Material
Vollert Anlagenbau in Weinsberg (Germany), specialized in shunting systems for siding tracks, supplied 2 shunting robots to the French energy supplier Electricité de France (EDF) for their gypsum loading station. This new automatic loading facility charges 2 semi-wagon units with 11 wagons each on two tracks. This efficient and environmentally sound solution supersedes (5 trains) 240 trucks a week. Every year, between 30,000 and 40,000 tons are transported that way from the coal-fired power station in Cordemais to the export terminal in Nantes-St. Nazai.
September 2008
Giants of the rail
A total of 151 tons of steel, drive technology and electronics – rolling along as if guided by an invisible hand along the rail system of a new British cement factory (Buxton Lime Industries Ltd, in Buxton, near Manchester) and positioned to an accuracy of a centimetre by radio-operated remote control. This impressive picture is provided by the heaviest shunting locomotive ever used on rails in Great Britain.
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May 2008
An interesting alternative for loading in refineries and tank farms
The company Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH in Weinsberg, Germany, which specialises in shunting systems for factory sidings, supplied two shunting robots to the ESSO refinery in Ingolstadt. The loading plant loads a half-train each on two tracks. This efficient and environmentally friendly transport solution replaces a large number of trucks.
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