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Non-destructive tests on rail removed from Sonning Cutting.W.R. (TM-ID-022)

Last updated on 26 April 2013 11:34

Western Region have experienced a number of rail failures from underfoot corrosion cracks in Sonning Cutting. The failures mainly occur during winter months, at a rate of about 1-2 each winter. Measures taken by WR to alleviate the problem included ultrasonic tests to locate suspect sections of rail. One...

Author(s): Purdy R

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1989

United Kingdom

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