Poor adhesion caused by trackside rail lubricators (TM-TRIB-5)

Last updated on 23 April 2013 10:10
In dry weather low adhesion occurs for a small proportion of the time on all normal running rails. However, certain sections of track consistently give low adhesion and it is suspected that one of the most common reasons is the presence of trackside lubricators. An investigation of whether these low...
Author(s): Broster M.
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1974
United Kingdom
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