Sennebogen on time and on track in Pakistan
New Sennebogen crawler crane helps build rail network
Sennebogen’s dealer in Pakistan, AJCL, has delivered a new 640 HD crawler crane to the state railway company, Pakistan Railways.
The robust duty cycle crawler crane is being used to perform maintenance tasks on the vital railroad network and for numerous lifting tasks as new tracks are laid. Since 2013, Ahmed Jaffer & Company Ltd (AJCL) has represented Sennebogen since 2013 in Pakistan as a Sales and Service Partner. One of its first sales was the 640 HD
As one of the first sales successes, AGCL was able to deliver a new 640 HD duty cycle crawler crane to Pakistan Railways. The state railway company has local building yards which handle ongoing maintenance and service of railway lines – in this regard the priority was to find a reliable, flexible crane capable of handling high safe working loads, and that also offers safe stability in the rough terrain on the railway embankment.
A factor in purchasing the crawler was its long reach of approximately 12 m, and the two, strong 12 kN winches. In addition to logistics at the building yards, the machine is also used as a lifting device for new construction and extension of the railway lines.
Currently a second parallel railway line of approximately 200 km is under construction between the cities, Sahiwal and Lahore.
With the flexible duty cycle crawler crane, the workers there are able to safely unload the long track elements and ultimately place them on the ballast bed.
The Sennebogen 640 is equipped with a 168 kW diesel engine and telescopic undercarriage, as well as a reinforced track system. The comfortable Maxcab offers the operator an ideal overview and an ergonomic, high function work environment. A camera system, including seven colour monitors, together with the extensive series production lighting package ensures an optimal all-around view.
