Traverse Sled TS 232

The traverse sleds, also known as carriages, facilitate the side movement required for rerailing the derailed vehicle and are used underneath the lifting point. Holmatro traverse sleds are equipped with a Teflon-like sliding bearing underneath, ensuring smooth sliding and reducing the risk of beam damage. Advantages of this material include reduced maintenance, lower friction, and weight reduction, making the sleds easy to manage and carry. Inside the sled, there is an additional internal sled with the same sliding bearings underneath. This internal sled compensates for the radius made by the railway vehicle when putting it back on track (picture 1). It also includes an indicator (picture 2), visually signaling the end of the stroke when using the internal sled. This feature alerts the operator to the traverse limits, preventing instability of the railway vehicle and the equipment. Since the traverse sleds have sliding bearings, decreasing friction, you can work with a lower capacity traverse cylinder, resulting in a lighter cylinder. With the Holmatro system, only a 12-ton traverse cylinder is required.