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Thrashy 31190 + RailVac 6Z41 Taunton - Mossend, Hereford 10/01/14

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Filmed at Burcott, Hereford is firstly 150109 on 1M65 Hereford - Birmingham New Street and is then closely followed by 31190 and the "RailVac" on 6Z41 Taunton - Mossend. The rail vac was designed in Sweden, it is used in engineering possessions and is built to suck the ballast from underneath the rail, rather than using a mechanical device to move the ballast, which would disturb the track and other cables and pipes under the rail. The RA7 RailVac unit is Railcare AB's first bespoke air/vacuum excavator, or to give its full name, a Ballast Vacuum Extraction System (BVES), for the UK market. A RailVac can vacuum excavate a double track UTX in 20-30 minutes, up to 1.5 metres below the sleepers and with no disturbance to the sleepers.
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A video captures train 150109 operating on the Hereford to Birmingham New Street route, followed by train 31190 and a RailVac unit on the Taunton to Mossend service. The RailVac is described as a ballast vacuum extraction system designed in Sweden for use during engineering works, removing ballast without disturbing the track or underground infrastructure. No operators are identified in the metadata.

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  • Platform ID r3RQ9a1scpQ
  • Views 303
  • Date published 10 Jan 2014 14:21
  • Date added 24 Apr 2026 20:31
  • Recorded 10 Jan 2014
  • Locomotives 2
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