Machine for renovating a track

Abstract

A machine for renovating a track has a machine frame made of a main frame and an auxiliary frame connected by a hinge to the main frame at its front end. The main frame is connected at the end thereof to a multi-axis railway chassis, and to a tracked chassis in the area of a front end thereof. The auxiliary frame is supported by a railway chassis on the track at a front end at a distance from the hinge.

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         7 : A machine for renovating a track, comprising:
 a device for continuously laying sleepers;   a machine frame including a main frame and an auxiliary frame fastened by way of a joint to a forward end of said main frame;   said main frame having said forward end, with regard to a working direction of the machine, and a rearward end each supported on a multi-axle on-track undercarriage;   a vertically adjustable crawler track vehicle disposed at said forward end of said main frame; and   a forward on-track undercarriage connected to and supporting said auxiliary frame at a front end thereof distal from said joint.   
     
     
         8 : The machine according to  claim 7 , which further comprises an auxiliary on-track undercarriage connected to said auxiliary frame, and a drive for vertically adjusting said auxiliary on-track undercarriage relative to said auxiliary frame. 
     
     
         9 : The machine according to  claim 8 , wherein said auxiliary on-track undercarriage is positioned between said joint and said forward on-track undercarriage connected to said auxiliary frame. 
     
     
         10 : The machine according to  claim 7 , which comprises a blocking device configured for selectively blocking said joint connecting said main frame and said auxiliary frame. 
     
     
         11 ; The machine according to  claim 7 , wherein said auxiliary frame is vertically adjustable relative to said main frame by way of a drive. 
     
     
         12 : The machine according to  claim 7 , which comprises a work cabin disposed at said forward end of said main frame, and a driver's cabin disposed at said front end of said auxiliary frame.