Stoneblower unit DR80206, Horsham
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Stoneblower unit DR80206, Horsham
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 18 Apr 2018
A stoneblower performs the function of a tamper, but in a subtler way. This one is an earlier unit that can only deal with plain track. Recent units can handle pointwork as well. The white van belongs to Balfour Beattie, who have recently won the contract to operate and maintain these.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.068027
Longitude
-0.318271