Permaquip Equipment

[jamessolomon]

Currently in the yard at Churnet Valley Railway we have various Permaquip vehicles the first 2 68801 and 68803 are B&R Track Services Personnel Carriers ex BR Mk1 and this Balfour Beatty machine plus some others iv not seen yet. There quite quirky little machines and perk my interest working on them and as a modeller. pics are below but im ideally after information on them

 

Here is the Balfour Beatty machine

 

Here is the Mk1 Personnel carriers 68803 is active where as 68801 is currently a donor vehicle took some spares off it today need to get a better shot of 68801 to post

 

 

[jonhall]

The first machine is a permaclipper, used for removing pandrol clips (and I understand from someone who worked on them firing them in all directions! ) there is a whitemetal kit from an american supplier, who's name I can't quite recall - 'custom' something IIRC.

 

Jon