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A summary of rail wear measurements by rerearch and development division between 1977 and 1981 (TM-WRI-003)

Last updated on 07 June 2013 2:43

The cost to BR of rail replacement and tyre turning necessitated by rail and wheel wear is considerable. If cost effective methods of reducing rail and wheel wear can be developed they have the potential to produce very large financial savings. In 1978 a project was started by the...

Author(s): Harvey R F

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1981

United Kingdom

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