MAN TGX 41.680 - Yew Choon
For the transport of a steam locomotive was Yew Choon from Singapore (SG) using this sharp MAN TGX 41.680 with 6-axle trailer. In the early morning is the combination parked next to the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel, waiting to be unloaded.
The 4-axle truck with 8x4-drive line is powered by a MAN D2863, a 16.2-liter 8-cylinder diesel engine with a power of 500 kW (680 hp).
Behind the front axle is the muffler mounted.
Behind the cabin are the 900 liter diesel tank, a 300 liter hydraulic oil tank, compressed-air tanks and a large cooler for the hydraulic oil mounted. The truck is equiped with a WSK 440 torque converter. The truck is allowed for train weights up to 250 tonnes.
On top of the driven rear axles is a ballast box with a mass of 22 tonnes mounted, for the unloading of train carriages is the 7-tonne winch on the ballast box mounted.
Attached is a 6-axle Goldhofer THP-module. The cargo is locomotive 130 B 348, that is 10.15 meters long, 2.89 meters wide and 4.2 meters tall. The loc weights 53.5 tonnes and its year of manufacture is 1862!
The truck has a reinforced bumper so that it can be used to push trailers or the brake heavy transports as well.
In the background are the trees of the Supertree Grove visible, a very popular destination for tourists that come to Singapore.
On this side are the battery and the AdBlue tank installed behind the front axle.
On the Goldhofer module is a rail mounted. Yew Choon is also driving a lot of MRT carriages in Singapore and is very well known to transport such cargos.
The combination is reversing to get unloaded, that can be seen in this report. A very sharp combination of Yew Choon!