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Alternative steels for switch blades in ballasted and paved track for the Kowloon and Canton railway corporation (RR-MF-009)

Last updated on 21 July 2023 9:01

KCRC LRT currently have two systems for switch blades, one for ballasted track and another for paved track. In ballasted track, the switches are manufactured in grade 90B steel in a thick web UIC54A section. These are bolted to the adjacent UIC54 rail through a tapered end so that they...

Author(s): Allery M B P

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1991

United Kingdom

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