A device 1 for monitoring the condition of the surface of railway track rails 2, comprises a spectrometer configured to monitor at least one frequency corresponding that indicates the presence of a contaminant on a railway track rail and to provides an output indicative of the presence or absence of the contaminant on a railway track rail 2. The spectrometer may monitor a plurality of frequencies, and/or be a Ramen spectrometer. The device may be handheld, or mounted alongside a track, potentially for monitoring a plurality of rails. A surface conditioning device may act in response to data received from the monitoring device. The surface conditioning may be by a plasma delivered to the rail.


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    Title :

    Surface condition monitoring of railway tracks



    Publication date :

    2021-10-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / B61K Andere Hilfseinrichtungen für Eisenbahnen , OTHER AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAYS / E01H STREET CLEANING , Reinigen von Straßen



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