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Broken rail detection system: Ultrasonic-based detection of breaks in CWR (RR-SAM-032)

Last updated on 20 December 2013 11:53

Track circuits for signalling purposes serve a secondary function as broken rail detectors. However there is a trend to abandon them because of high initial cost and interference problems with modern, high powered electric trains. HMRI require Railtrack to maintain or enhance current standards of safety. Consequently the abandonment of...

Author(s): Billings G.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1995

United Kingdom

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