a yellow railway machine with maroon cabs sits in a siding

a yellow railway machine with maroon cabs sits in a siding

a yellow railway machine with maroon cabs sits in a siding surrounded by other yellow machines and a white road van

two maroon & yellow railway machines sit on some railway wagons in a grassy siding

GTRM - a joint venture of GEC Alsthom and Tarmac acquired the Central Infrastructure Maintenance Company in 1996. It purchased a few new machines, and in 2001 took over Centrac's fleet of old machines. Their livery was yellow with maroon cabs.
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an orange railway machine passes through a railway station surrounded by brick buildings and buddleia plants, under a hazy blue sky

an orange railway machine passes through a railway station surrounded by brick buildings

Colas Rail's Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT tamper DR73929 passes through Walsall whilst working from Nuneaton to the nearby sidings.
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a yellow railway machine passes some grey wagons

a yellow railway machine sits in a siding. In the background are a variety of locomotives, buildings and wagons

three yellow railway machines are seen in some sidings

a long yellow railway machine with a cabin at either and a crane in the middle trundles through a railway station

In 1996 Tarmac acquired the Central Track Renewals Company as part of the privatisation process and started operating under the "Centrac" name. Their livery was a basic yellow with white roof.
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a large blue & white railway machine sits in a siding, with some buddleia bushes surrounding it

Due for retirement this year, Balfour Beatty's Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper DR73917 sits in a siding at Sittingbourne, partially obstructed by bushes and stuff.
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a yellow railway machine in a shed

a red & grey railway machine accompanied by a similar yellow machine

a pair of maroon-coloured railway cranes sit in a siding

a large red railway machine is seen sitting on a road-lorry

Fifteen years ago the final Fastline machines at Bristol Marsh Junction OTPD (part of the larger St Philips Marsh site) were being cleared out with several going for scrap, some abroad and one for preservation in Swindon. February 2011
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an orange, black & yellow railway machine sits in a siding

an orange, black & yellow railway machine sits in a siding. Next to it is a yellow machine.

a close up shot of a name plaque "Jupiter" and another label stating "This machine is powered by HVO fuel"

"COLAS RAIL" and "DR73910" decals on an orange railway machine's cab

Colas Rail's Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper DR73910 "Jupiter" sits in a gloomy siding.
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a large yellow & blue railway machine sits in a siding

a large yellow & blue railway machine sits in a siding

a large yellow & blue railway machine sits in a siding

a close up detail of some numbering information on a yellow railway machine

A pair of SBRail's Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic Tampers sit in the siding at Hemel Hempstead ready for work over the Christmas period on the WCML, 24 December 2025.
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a small orange & yellow railway machine sits in a siding. It is next to a box and a lot of brown trackwork & vegetation

a small orange & yellow railway machine sits in a siding. It is accompanied by a yellow wagon

Two of Colas Rail's small Plasser & Theurer tampers (DR73922 and DR73913) are seen in various sidings, 19 December 2025.
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#TamperTuesday #TrackMachineTuesday with @ColasRailUK DR75016 and DR75017 awaiting the road into the Transfer Yard at Swindon. 6Q75 Westbury to Swindon Transfer

a large blue and white railway machine sits in a siding. in the background is the front of a green train.

a large blue and white railway machine sits in a siding.

Balfour Beatty's Matisa B66UC tamper DR75501 sits in the siding at Chichester, 23 September 2025.
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a large yellow railway machine stands in a platform under a glorious blue sky

a large yellow railway machine moves through some complicated trackwork

a close up detail view of the tamping tools & equipment on a railway tamping machine

a close up detail of some numbering information on a yellow railway machine

Swietelsky's Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Tamper DR73940 arrives at Guide Bridge after working in from Blackburn sidings.
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a large yellow railway machine stands in a platform under a glorious blue sky

a large yellow railway machine moves through some complicated trackwork

a close up detail of some numbering information on a yellow railway machine

SBRail / Swietelsky's Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic Tamper DR74002 arrives at Guide Bridge after working in from York Skelton OTM Sidings, 27 October 2025.
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A large orange & black railway tamping machine stabled in some sidings. It is illuminated by a low orange autumn sun and is surrounded by brown trees and bushes.

A view of the tamping machine's complicated tools and machinery

a close up detail of some numbering information on an orange railway machine

A large orange & black railway tamping machine stabled in some sidings. To the right is a road and a sun.

Colas Rail's Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic Tamper DR75016 sits in the sun at Westerleigh, November 2025.
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a large yellow & blue railway machine sits in a siding

SBRail / Swietelsky's Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic Tamper DR75012 sits in the sidings at Lichfield Trent Valley, 5 July 2025.
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A large orange, yellow and black railway machine sits in a siding. It is a gloomy day and a station is in the background

A large orange, yellow and black railway machine sits in a siding. It is a gloomy day and a station is in the background

A nameplate either the words "Nathan Hayes" on it

For #TamperTuesday, here's Colas Rail's Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper DR73942 "Nathan Hayes" at Crewe yesterday...
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A side-on view of two large railway tamping machines both wearing a white, black & blue livery. They are parked in some overgrown sidings.

A side-on view of two large railway tamping machines both wearing a white, black & blue livery. They are parked in some overgrown sidings.

Two of VolkerRail's Matisa tampers - DR75301 and DR75503 - are seen at Welwyn Garden City a few weeks ago.
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A small orange & black railway tamping machine stabled in some sidings. It is surrounded by trees and bushes, and in the background is a dark concrete bridge.

A low-angle view of a small orange & black railway tamping machine stabled in some sidings.

Colas Rail's DR73920 sits in the sidings at Westerleigh a few weeks ago.
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#TamperTuesday DR75407 in the sidings at Whitland 02/12/2023