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The effect of super-straight rail welds on track quality (TN-SM-154)

Last updated on 21 June 2013 3:18

It has been observed that the vertical quality of the track consists of a significant amount of roughness associated with the 18.3 m rail length or its harmonics and that this is not removed by normal maintenance tamping. It has also been observed that a very large proportion of these...

Author(s): Johnson D.M.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1980

United Kingdom

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