{"id":80049,"date":"2025-12-28T13:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80049"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:10:06","slug":"plassers-quick-relaying-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/plassers-quick-relaying-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a major milestone in mechanised track renewal by recording its highest-ever single-day output of 1,033 track metres using Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a modern <\/span><b>semi-mechanized system automatic machine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used for quick railway track replacement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>speed up track renewal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while minimizing traffic disruption, enhancing safety, reliability, and maintenance efficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System consists of <\/span><b>self-propelled cranes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which move on an auxiliary track of <\/span><b>3400 mm gauge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having the same centre line as that of track to be relayed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These portal cranes are capable of self-loading and unloading <\/span><b>from BFRs (Bogie Flat Wagons).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High Lifting Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Newer models can lift up <\/span><b>to 9 tonnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, handling 13m PRC sleeper panels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Uses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The system is widely <\/span><b>used for new track construction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as the modernisation of existing track infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Benefits of the <\/b><b>Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying S<\/b><b>ystem<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Renewal time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps longer track lengths to be renewed <\/span><b>within shorter traffic blocks<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cost-Effective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is cost effective, as it reduces manual labor and lifecycle maintenance costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/northeast-frontier-railway-sets-new-record-in-mechanised-track-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DD News<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System is a modern semi-mechanized system automatic machine used for quick railway track replacement.<br \/>\nRead more about Plasser\u2019s Quick Relaying System, Features, Benefits, 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