Road–rail truck for track maintenance

General Description of the Road–Rail Truck Kaupunkiliikenne Oy is procuring a new road–rail truck for the maintenance of the Helsinki metropolitan tramway network and its surrounding infrastructure in order to ensure the operational conditions of tram traffic. One supplier will be selected for the procurement, and the supplier will be responsible for the entire delivery. The procured road–rail truck shall be a model delivered to meet the needs of Kaupunkiliikenne Oy. The road–rail truck must comply with all requirements described in the request for tender and its annexes. A road–rail truck refers to a multifunctional vehicle designed for the needs of the contracting entity, capable of operating on rubber wheels in street areas as well as on rail wheels on tram tracks, and of performing high quality maintenance tasks.

Maintenance Tasks Performed with the Road–Rail Truck Summer season • Cleaning of rail grooves • Vacuuming/sweeping of the track area • Comprehensive washing equipment (including street, bridge and tunnel washing) • Cleaning tasks on ballasted track • Brush cutter operations Winter season • Anti icing tasks for overhead contact wires • Track ploughing and winter brushing • Snow blowing • Grit spreading at stops • Salting of the track area The road–rail truck will be equipped with interchangeable work tools and equipment suitable for the above tasks. These are included in the procurement price of the road–rail truck. The supplier shall install on the road–rail truck the client’s onboard device used for switch operations and for monitoring the vehicle’s location. The road–rail truck will be used for daily maintenance work every day of the year, and its lifecycle is estimated to be at least 15 years. Therefore, special attention must be paid in the delivery solution to the truck’s availability, durability and maintainability. A long lifecycle is also supported by the strong availability of spare parts and maintenance services.