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Silica gun development (IM-PS-152)

Last updated on 02 August 2013 3:10

The Silica Gun has been designed and developed to apply an adhesion improving paste to the railhead from high speed vehicles. The system consists of a silica paste reservoir joined by pipe to a silica gun. Compressed air is applied to the reservoir; release of control pressure at the gun...

Author(s): Burt H.G.P.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1974

United Kingdom

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