TRAVELLING RAILROAD TIE REMOVAL MACHINE

摘要

MATISA MATERIEL INDUSTRIEL S.A. CRISSIER/Switzerland Travelling railroad tie removal machine. This tie lifting machine comprises a reciprocating tie removing member provided with retractable push fingers for removing the ties from the ballast and push them on a upwardly inclined ramp to an intermediate position , a fork-like tie lifting member adapted to lift the ties from the intermediate position up to a belt conveyor running in the direction of travel of the machine, and a tie pusher adapted, when the tie lifting member is in its upper position, to transfer the ties carried by this member to said belt conveyor .