New method of dealing with problem of track subsidence caused by mud seeping up through ballast after heavy rains or because of water in road-bed is described; method involves use of neoprene sheets to block water and mud; application of method was made on 2000-ft stretch of double-track line of Japanese National Railway.


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    Title :

    In Japan -- Neoprene sheets keep mud out of ballast


    Additional title:

    Ry Track Structures


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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