Wheel/rail adhesion - Review of the effectiveness of trackside applicators (TM-TRIB-36)

During the 1970s various tests were carried out to establish the effectiveness of trackside applicators which dispense fluids to improve wheel/rail adhesion. Applicators were originally introduced in 1958 to spread fluids along the railhead by the action of the passage of trains. However, the usefulness of these devices has long...