Relaying Ties in NZ

[womblenz]

Coming home from work one day I came across this.



I spoke to the Foreman on the job and asked to take some closer photos to which he said yes
so here we go



Just what to call that Loco I'm not to sure  ???








I'll split this a little

Cheers Warren

[womblenz]

Back again  LOL

This next machine really took my eye







This whole thing would make a real cool diarama I would like to try one day.

Cheers Warren

[Mark4]

Good pictures - where were they taken?

This rig has been around for some years - I photographed it in Kaikoura in the early 90s.

[womblenz]

Hi Mark

I took them just out of Woodville about 30kms east of Palmerston North.

I have never seen it before but it was interesting to watch.

Cheers Warren

[cv_acr]

Back again  LOL

This next machine really took my eye

WTF?

An arch-bar truck?

Cool rig btw, nice catch. That must have been neat to watch.

[Mark4]

WTF?

An arch-bar truck?

With roller bearing inserts!
Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice

You will find some other oddities here as well (although i have not seen archbar trucks on anything else). A lot of the older (70s vintage) freight cars have a type of truss-rod construction (although its steel angle rather than rod).