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Improvements in rail flash-weld profile finishing-pilot 'super-straight' rail project (TN-MET-12)

Last updated on 25 April 2014 3:38

This report describes the production of a short length of C.W.R. containing flash-welds with much improved running surface profiles. The profiles obtained were, in fact, better than those observed on samples of plain rail. This improvement has been facilitated by the use of innovations in the production line, i.e.

Author(s): Ashton ME;Durbin GGB;Hoddinott DS

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1977

United Kingdom

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