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developing, building and operating its special weed control vehicles throughout Europe. G&G Ltd.

2 G&G Plant Protection and Trade Ltd. is a family business, established in 1991, carries out weed control works since 1996 and is continuously developing, building and operating its special weed control vehicles throughout Europe. G&G Ltd. offers the most precise and economic railway weed control technology respecting the principle of environmental sustainability. We aspire to find solutions that trigger real changes in the field /CL1

3 TARGETED SPRAYING WITH HIGH TRACEABILITY chemical product usage (liter) treated using conventional system treated using the weed recognition system The system has a proven environmental record by using herbicides and reducing carbon footprints. From 2008 to 2015, our system achieved product usage savings of over 50% in Belgium. Weed recognition and SPRAYING in one STEP 24/7 Targeted SPRAYING CHEmICAL savings of 50-70% PRECISE dosage FlexIBILITY EnvIRonmENTAL PRoTECTIon Safety Traceability G&G s railway spraying system is fast and efficient: it records the weed infestation and sprays it in one treatment; thus, there is no need to scan the tracks in advance. The technology is capable of treating effectively at any time during the day or night. Treatment is only carried out on areas where weeds are detected by the camera therefore herbicides are used to the maximum effect. There is no product wastage. Using the weed recognition system, the consumption of chemicals and water drops by 50-70%. The amount of emitted chemicals is constant, it is not influenced by the change in working speed. The dosage of the chemicals is fully customisable, up to four configurations can be programmed each using up to four chemical agents. These configurations can be utilised on the nine individual sectors independently. Treatment width is also customisable, making the system extremely flexible. The system, by means of GPS data or section numbers, automatically pauses spraying on areas of bridges, close to water bodies and agricultural areas. By the automatic detection of crossings, road accidents can be avoided. The use of adjuvants increases efficiency and decreases the risk of drift. No chemical is sprayed on the strech of rails thanks to the precisely set nozzle groups. All of the data of the weed control gets recorded and linked to GPS coordinates. The system offers high level, flexible temporal and spatial reporing functions for monitoring the treatment according to the customer needs. Due to the handling of the data produced by the increasingly used Geographic Information System (GIS) softwares, the system informs the operator more effectively about the sensitive sites. Based on the GIS data, the software provides robust and accurate automatic interactions and reporting capabilities.

Superstructure on HI-rail vehicles For station and side tracks Easily mountable and dismountable superstructure Weed Recognition and spraying in one step Weed-mapping

15 km/h (10 mph) High-precision GPS Data reports Traceability Working speed: 25-50 km/h (15-30 mph) 1 operator Spraying system built into containers Gauge independent Mainly

Up to 70% saving on water and chemicals High-precision GPS Data reports, traceability Working speed: 40-60 km/h (25-40 mph) Travelling speed: 100 km/h (60 mph) 24/7 operation

4 Superstructure on HI-rail vehicles For station and side tracks Easily mountable and dismountable superstructure Weed Recognition and spraying in one step Weed-mapping Spraying with Weed Recognition up to 6m (20 feet) in width Spraying of track embranchments at the speed of max. 15 km/h (10 mph) High-precision GPS Data reports Traceability Working speed: km/h (15-30 mph) 1 operator Spraying system built into containers Gauge independent Mainly for open tracks Convenient storage on rail or land Transportable also by road Weed Recognition and spraying in one step Weed-mapping Built into standard sized ISO containers Up to 70% saving on water and chemicals High-precision GPS Data reports, traceability Working speed: km/h (25-40 mph) Travelling speed: 100 km/h (60 mph) 24/7 operation 2 operators Power supply: diesel alternator (current EU Stage qualificated) Bathroom (toilet, shower) Tanks for clean and waste water The spraying frame is fixed with bridge fittings and load restraint chains, without modification of the flat wagon

WEED CONTROL WAGON Staff wagon Mainly for open tracks Weed Recognition and spraying in one step Weed-mapping Up to 70% saving on water and chemicals High-precision GPS Data reports Traceability

and dirty Bathroom Travelling speed: 100 km/h (60 mph) 4 or more bedrooms 2 beds/room Well-equipped kitchen: dishwasher, fridge, washing and drying machine, electronic stove and oven, microwave oven

5 WEED CONTROL WAGON Staff wagon Mainly for open tracks Weed Recognition and spraying in one step Weed-mapping Up to 70% saving on water and chemicals High-precision GPS Data reports Traceability Working speed: km/h (25-40 mph) Travelling speed: 100 km/h (60 mph) 24/7 operation 2 operators Power supply: diesel alternator (current EU Stage qualificated) Separate locker rooms for clean and dirty Bathroom Travelling speed: 100 km/h (60 mph) 4 or more bedrooms 2 beds/room Well-equipped kitchen: dishwasher, fridge, washing and drying machine, electronic stove and oven, microwave oven Living room Bathroom Heating system and air conditioner Textiles and wall coverings are all UIC standard materials Toilet with wastewater tank Separate clean water tank for the facilities of the kitchen and bathroom Separate locker rooms for clean and dirty

7 G&G REFERENCES SZEGED

Session 2 : Train application State of the art and parameters to be inspected (TWG 7)

Session 2 : Train application State of the art and parameters to be inspected (TWG 7) Testing of weed seeking systems for spray trains - development of a test procedure J. K. Wegener 1, D. Rautmann 1,