Braidwood wheel impact load detector - interpretation of data, April 1986 to October 1988 (TM-CES-089)

A Wheel Impact Load Detector manufactured by Salient Systems of the USA has been installed on the West Coast Main Line at Braidwood in Scotland. Over a 2.1/2 year period from April 1986 to October 1988, 142 axles, considered to be significantly damaging to the permanent way structure, were...