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Design & testing of sleepers for renfe (MR-TS-001)

Last updated on 02 August 2013 3:15

Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles (RENFE) intend to introduce prestressed concrete sleepers into certain of their main lines where train speeds will be in excess of 160 km/h. RENFE's experience has so far been confined to reinforced concrete sleepers consisting of two concrete blocks connected by a metal tie...

Author(s): Lucas J.C.;Johnson H.K.;Lowe C.B.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1974

United Kingdom

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