NEX26/48 Ballast Tamper Maintenance
Description: Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) owns and operates a Plasser 08-275 Ballast Tamper (known locally as MA60 and referenced as so from this point onwards). MA60 is an eight-axle, diesel hydraulic, self-propelled S&C Ballast Tamper. The machine was delivered to Nexus in 2014 and has since completed 706862 Tamping cycles and has recorded 8938.4 working engine hours, and 6909.9 main engine hours (Information accurate as of October 2026). Nexus will be tendering for a supplier to undertake the required servicing, maintenance and repair of MA60 in accordance with the Vehicle Maintenance Manual. It is expected that all maintenance schedules with the exception of the daily and weekly checks, derogated activities and parts overhaul will be performed by the successful tenderer. This tender opportunity is for a (read more...)
Summary: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) intends to procure servicing, maintenance and repair of its Plasser 08-275 Ballast Tamper, known as MA60. This is an eight-axle, diesel-hydraulic, self-propelled machine used for tamping track switches and crossings. The work covers planned maintenance in line with the machine’s maintenance manual, plus corrective maintenance, emergency repairs and technical support. The successful supplier is expected to carry out the maintenance schedules other than daily and weekly checks, derogated activities and parts overhaul. Additional work may include inspections or investigations of machine components. The equipment is associated with Nexus’s rail operations in Tyne and Wear; the maintenance facility is in Newcastle upon Tyne.