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Weld repair of switch blades (RR-MF-25)

Last updated on 23 April 2013 10:00

Weld repair of switch blades damaged as a result of normal traffic passing through a set of switches has been carried out in the past with mixed results. However because of the safety critical nature of switches the process was discontinued after a number of derailments, reputedly due to failed...

Author(s): Eley F.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1992

United Kingdom

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