In early January, winter storm Eleanor battered the village of Lenk in Switzerland, pushing a 19t Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway vehicle off its rails in the process.
One month after the storm, and following extensive preparation work, a rescue operation was able put the derailed vehicle back on track. The process involved two telescopic crawler cranes, one of which came from Sennebogen, that positioned themselves on the frozen terrain on either side of the toppled vehicle.
The Sennebogen 673 E from Toggenburger’s fleet working together with the second crane, was able to hoist the vehicle off the ground and place it securely back on the rails.
The process involved two stages, in which the vehicle was firstly placed back onto its still-intact chassis and then lifted onto the rails. Thanks to its track width of 4.1m and its crawler tracks' extensive footprints, the Sennebogen crane was able to keep any damage exerted on the ground to a minimum.
