Flash welding of UIC wear resistant rail Grade C: Optimisation of welding conditions at Hookagate depot (TM-FM-66)

It has been proposed that UIC wear resistant rail grade C should be flash-welded for use in the Mersey Railway link and loop. During tests aimed at evaluating the quality of such welds produced at Castleton Depot, a high incidence of unusual welding characteristics was observed on the A.E.G. recorder...