(19)
(11) EP 1 876 296 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/02

(21) Application number: 07111925.9

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E01B 27/10(2006.01)
E01H 8/00(2006.01)
 E01H 1/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 06.07.2006 NL 2000129

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.
3981 AZ Bunnik (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Schildmeijer, acob Johan
    2614 GL, Delft (NL)

(74) Representative: van Westenbrugge, Andries 
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau Postbus 29720
2502 LS Den Haag
2502 LS Den Haag (NL)

   


(54) Method and device for removing ferrous material from a railway line


(57) A method for removing particulate material from a railway line, which particulate material at least comprises magnetizable particles, such as abraded iron material or lumps of abraded iron material, which method comprises the steps of:
- causing the particulate material to swirl up,
- subjecting the swirled-up particulate material to a magnetic field,
- removing the particulate material under the effect of this magnetic field.







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