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Tests on permali reinforced insulated fishplates for continuous welded rails (E-408)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:10

19. The tensile strength of the rail joint is in excess of the suggested minimum requirement of 75 tons for continuous welded rails and failure is not sudden. The electrical insulation is good, although care must be taken in installation to ensure that adjacent rail fastenings do not abut the...

Author(s): Guest G.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1963

United Kingdom

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