Adopted for use on all British railway track; properties of two designs that are 109 lb/yd rail for main fast lines, and 98 lb type for use on cross country lines; comparison with bullhead rails, exclusively used since 1870's. (See also Engineering v 167 n 4332 Feb 4 1949 p 113; Engineer Feb 4 1949 p 130-1; Ry Gaz v 90 n 5 Feb 4 1949 p 124-5)


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    Title :

    Standard flat-bottom rails for British railways


    Additional title:

    Iron Steel


    Published in:

    Iron and Steel ; 22 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :