en.Wedoany.com Reported - DB Cargo UK, which operates a fleet of Liebherr material handlers, has recently delivered seven new LH 40 models to multiple sites, with the latest unit, an LH 40 C, now in service at the Cricklewood station in North London. Opened in 2020 and covering 151 hectares, the station is designed as the UK's first "net-zero" rail freight hub.
The site is equipped with large green noise barriers to reduce the impact of noise and dust on nearby residences, while also providing shelter for birds and other wildlife. On-site machinery uses hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) instead of white diesel, reducing CO2 emissions by 98% per liter of fuel, and the new Liebherr material handlers are also HVO-compatible. Cricklewood station is authorized to handle 500,000 tonnes of material annually, including incoming aggregates and inert soil for landfill disposal, and has consistently reached this throughput in recent years.
DB Cargo UK handles over 36 million tonnes of aggregates annually. More than half of the output from Whatley Quarry in Somerset is transported via the rail network to reduce congestion, costs, and carbon emissions. Unloading nearly 1,000 tonnes of aggregates with an LH 40 takes just over two hours, eliminating the need for over 50 eight-wheel trucks traveling from Somerset to London. The equipment is economical to operate, with fuel consumption slightly exceeding 13 liters per hour, a reduction of up to 20% compared to previous models. The new handlers improve uptime and are expected to achieve utilization rates of 85%–90% across DB Cargo UK sites.
The newly arrived LH 40 C crawler handler at Cricklewood is equipped with Liebherr's quick coupler system, enabling safe attachment changes from within the cab. The machine features a Liebherr EW undercarriage, with an overall width of 4.4 meters on 600 mm wide track pads, and long track frames providing approximately 5.5 meters of track contact for a stable working platform.
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