Principal effects of modern equipment include tendency to derailment and excessive wear on track structure, and restricting clearances; in maintenance first step is limiting of speeds and imposed loadings; track inspection has increased; maintenance may be reduced by using concrete ties, adequate tie bedding, and use of heat-treated and alloy rails.
Track maintenance to accommodate fast, high and heavy loads
Ry Track Structures
Railway Track and Structures ; 63 , n 10
1967
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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