Thermit process for welding rails adopted in relaying 100and 110-lb rails on Melbourne suburban electrified lines; advantages of long welded rails are: saving in maintenance costs due to fewer joints and re-use of old rails, saving in maintenance of rolling stock, better conductivity and reduction in current used and more comfortable travelling.
Long welded rails on Victorian Railways
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 58 , n 25
1933
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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