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Track building equipment of the company "Kölngleis" at a siding of the station Roisdorf (between Köln and Bonn). 2001-06-04. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Track building equipment of the company "Kölngleis", including a Plasser+Theurer 08-275, at a siding in Roisdorf. 2001-06-04. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Kölngleis 34.2.0486 parked in Sechtem on 11th of November 2008. Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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Compared with common railway-dimensions a sweet little toy: A gravel-car for small maintenance engines. Empty weight: 3,8 metric tons. Load maximum: 8 metric tons. Maximum speed: 20 km/h. Without viewable road-number. Owned by Köngleis. Duisburg-Kasslerfeld on 1st of February 2003. Photo by Arnim v. Herff (arnimvherff@uni-duisburg.de)

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A railroad crane of Kölngleis is waiting for the next duty on the construction site at Düren (on Cologne-Aachen) on 28 June 2002. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 09-32 CSM ballast tamper of Kölngleis working in the area of the station Buir (on Cologne-Aachen) on 5 September 2001. There are four pairs of tamping arms on each side, so in each step two sleepers can be processed. The tamping device is shiftable lengthwards against the main frame, so the machine itself moves continously (from right to left) while working. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 09-32 CSM ballast tamper of Kölngleis working in the area of the station Buir (on Cologne-Aachen) on 5 September 2001. The close-up shows the tamping device which is just down. Note the horizontal wheels on the left which are used to lift the rails. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A Duomatic 08-32 ballast tamper of Kölngleis is waiting for the next duty in Aachen West on 19 October 2001. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The tamping device of the Duomatic 08-32 of Kölngleis seen in Aachen West on 19 October 2001. There are four pairs of tamping arms on each side, so two sleepers can be processed in one step. On the left is a device with horizontal wheels to lift the rails. Above it the work direction (Arbeitsrichtung) is marked with a blue arrow. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4 S ballast tamper of Kölngleis is shunting in Aachen West on 12 July 2001. This machine is rather big, consisting of a four-axled and a two-axled section. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The rear end of the 08-475 Unimat 4 S ballast tamper, seen in Aachen West on 12 July 2001. The tamping device and the operator cab can be seen on the righthand side. The devices under the two-axled section seem to be intended to reshape the trackbed after tamping. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The front end of the 08-475 Unimat 4 S ballast tamper, seen in Aachen West on 12 July 2001. From left to right, the tamping device and the operator cab are followed by the engine compartment, an open platform and the front end driver cab. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis working in the western switch area of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis standing at the western end of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. This panoramic view was assembled from several photos. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis working in the western switch area of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. The close-up shows the main tamping device (next to the worker) and the operator cab on the right. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis working in the western switch area of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. While the main tamping device is hidden behind the workers, some other interesting things can be seen. Note the thing with the two wheels that is hung to the operator cab, i think this is intended to follow the other rail of a switch to determine it's position. Left to the cab is another device that is working on the trackbed and a wheelset that might be for measuring purposes. I'm not an engineer, but i can imagine that tamping a switch is quite complicated. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The front cab of the Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis seen at the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. The different small wheelsets under the cab should be for measuring purposes. Note there is a warning sign for a laser beam on the side of the cab, the laser should belong to the measuring equipment, too. Although this is a modern ballast tamper, it must be at least some years old, as the adress of the company is written with a four-digit post code that is no more valid since 1993. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The rear part of the Plasser & Theurer 08-475 Unimat 4S ballast tamper of Kölngleis seen at the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 8 August 2001. Two small wheelsets that should be for measuring purposes can be seen, one is next to the bogie on the right and the other is under the two-axled section. The big device further left seems to be intended to reshape the trackbed, it was not in use here. For travelling against the work direction there is a driver cab at the rear end. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A machine for removing ballast after tamping is prepared for the next duty in Aachen West on 19 October 2001. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A machine for removing ballast after tamping runs through Sindorf (on Cologne-Aachen) on 5 September 2001. A spare tool is stored on the machine, note the gaps that match with the rails. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A machine for reshaping the trackbed approaches the temporary station of Sindorf (on Cologne-Aachen) running eastbound on 4 September 2002. Between Dorsfeld and Horrem it used the left track for an "on the fly" overtaking by THA 9417 (Paris-Cologne). Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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A machine for reshaping the trackbed just passed the temporary station of Sindorf (on Cologne-Aachen) running eastbound on 4 September 2002. Between Dorsfeld and Horrem it used the left track for an "on the fly" overtaking by THA 9417 (Paris-Cologne). On the left in the background the green distant signal of the entrance signal of Horrem is visible, the entrance signal itself is hard to see. The block signal on the right is green again for RE 10721 (Düren-Münster) that followed the Thalys. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz