Design of B.R.D.L. fastening for system for Radcliffe-on-Trent concrete slab test track (TN-TAS-041)

The B.R.D.L. section was designed so that the deflection of the rail would be similar to that obtaining for newly packed ballasted track. The rail pad was designed for a deflection of .050" under a 22½ ton axle at 60 m.p.h. In conventional sleepers the Pandrol clip deflects approximately...