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An assessment of the contact conditions between worn tyres and new rails in straight track (TN-DYN-042)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:06

The contact conditions between worn tyres and current designs of Flat-bottom and Bullhead rails are discussed. It is shown that the Effective (tonicity of a worn tyre can be undesirably high when on both designs of railhead, the Bullhead being worse in this respect than the Flat-bottom. The...

Author(s): King B.L.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1966

United Kingdom

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