High pressure washer on track

Nilfisk-Advance has developed a Nilfisk-ALTO branded custom designed high pressure washer on wheels

The rainy season and the autumn leaf fall can provide a slippery coating on railway tracks through woodland. It can be so smooth that the wheels of the trains will spin when the track raises or the trains may have problems accelerating. To make it more secure, Nilfisk-Advance has developed a Nilfisk-ALTO branded custom designed solution for Banedanmark (Railway Organization in Denmark) in the shape of a high pressure washer on wheels.

The solution is a huge high pressure washer with special nozzles and a 7000 liter water tank. The two nozzles operate with a pressure of 500 bar and 40 L/min and all is located on a sturdy steel frame just to put on a wagon. It runs with a speed of 45 km/h and can easily clean the exposed sections of the sticky mass that occurs when the leaves fall and become stuck on the rails.

The high pressure washers on wheels are painted in screaming yellow on request from the buyer. They will operate primarily at night in the season for annoying defoliation.

Banedanmark has bought three of these special-made machines, so far with a unit price of 800.000 DKK. These machines are expensive because they are specially designed and are developed from scratch, "explains Lars Therkildsen, team leader of PM & Special Dept., in Hadsund, Denmark.  

This special team is located in Hadsund, Denmark and their main task is to meet the more unusual customer requests. Look out for more interesting project news on special assignments in the future.