German infrastructure specialist SPITZKE has ordered a comprehensive package of Plasser & Theurer track maintenance machines to boost efficiency, sustainability and network availability.
SPITZKE, one of Germany's leading railway infrastructure companies, has placed a large scale order for high performance track maintenance machines with Plasser & Theurer, reinforcing a long standing partnership and strengthening its capability to deliver efficient railway construction and maintenance across Germany and Europe.
The investment represents a full expansion of SPITZKE’s machine fleet and covers equipment for maintaining the entire track system, including ballast, geometry and overhead contact line infrastructure. The two companies have collaborated for decades, delivering machine and system solutions that support reliable, high availability rail networks. The new order underlines their shared objective of creating efficient, economical and future proof infrastructure.
High-output machines for a wide range of applications
The package includes one RM 900 high capacity ballast cleaning machine, five MFS 120 SC material conveyor and hopper units, one Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic universal tamping machine, one USP 2010 SWS universal ballast profiling machine and two MTW 100.216 catenary installation and maintenance machines.
It is both a major investment in the future of our company and a clear commitment to the future tasks of our industry."
The RM 900 is designed to deliver efficient ballast cleaning on high capacity lines, including during short possessions and night time windows. Integrated functions such as a tamping unit, sweeping unit and new ballast supply system reduce operational interfaces and increase productivity. Two eccentric screening units separate reusable ballast from contaminants, while a ballast reconditioning system restores grain structure to maintain track stability.
Working in formation with the ballast cleaner, the MFS 120 SC units manage on track material logistics. They supply fresh ballast and remove excavated material, reducing the need for lorry movements and supporting lower CO2 emissions. A slewing transfer conveyor enables bulk material to be discharged from the side, increasing flexibility on constrained worksites.
The Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic tamping machine provides precision geometry correction on plain line track and turnouts. Modern measuring and stabilisation systems ensure high quality alignment while reducing operational restrictions following maintenance. Complementing this, the USP 2010 SWS ballast profiling machine distributes and shapes ballast accurately in a single pass, reusing existing material through its integrated hopper to support resource efficient maintenance.
For overhead contact line works, the MTW 100.216 machines offer installation, inspection and modernisation capability. Equipped with elevating work platforms and cranes, and operating as self propelled units, they provide flexibility for both planned works and rapid response interventions, contributing to network availability.
All machines are designed for authorisation in accordance with the European Union’s Fourth Railway Package, meeting stringent normative and safety requirements for cross border operations.
Mark Fisher, CTO, SPITZKE SE, said:
“We are proud to have launched this machine package. It is both a major investment in the future of our company and a clear commitment to the future tasks of our industry. Continuing to maintain and repair railway lines in Germany and Europe is an essential prerequisite for environmentally conscious and sustainable rail-bound mobility.
"At the same time, it is the basis for the competitiveness of the railway. With our expanded technology fleet, we are ideally positioned to strengthen our position as a leading railway infrastructure company, a safe and modern employer, and a reliable partner for Europe's railways.”
Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Vienna, Plasser & Theurer employs around 2,200 staff in Austria and works with 22 partner companies worldwide. With more than 17,800 heavy duty machines supplied to 110 countries and over 2,500 active patents, the company remains a global leader in track and overhead line maintenance technology.
Through this procurement, SPITZKE aims to enhance worksite efficiency, boost performance and support the long term sustainable development of rail infrastructure in Germany and across Europe.
