Swiss company moves factory 60 metres, literally!

(1:27) Making way for the expansion of a railway line, Swiss company SPS moved its Machine Factory Oerlikon building, all 6,200 tons of it, in one piece, 60 metres along. Even Peter Lehmann, their chief investment officer said that maybe it was a crazy idea. Next video shows how the move was made.

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Guest: I'm Spartacus and so's my wife (376 days ago) We don't see the final position of the building as it still hasn't arrived. This is due to a signal failure 5m from the end. ReplyVote up (7)down (3)Spam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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Rilo (376 days ago) Very moving. ReplyVote up (5)down (4)Spam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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Guest: Richard S (376 days ago) I have never seen anything so ridiculous in all of my days! What a waste of money, especially when people are starving over there in Africa! It is obvious: the rail tracks should have been moved instead of the poor chocolate factory. My heavens! FollowReplyVote up (4)down (3)Spam? Notify me by email when new comment is: added to this thread added to this post Are you human? Follow the instructions below Follow as guest (your email) Follow as member (username / password) Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

Guest: djayz (375 days ago) Latest comment: The Africans have nobody else but themselves to blame. If the got up of their lazy arses and did a days work, they'd have something to eat. Instead of sitting around all day waiting for the west hand them money. ReplyVote up (2)down (2)Spam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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TheBob (376 days ago) Is that Oerlikon as in "anti-aircraft gun"? ReplyVote up (2)down (1)Spam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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Guest: Killer Wolf (376 days ago) only possible due to the balloons on the roof taking the weight, apparently ReplyVote up (4)down (2)Spam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam