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Fatigue tests of grind-repaired rail (LR-MF-114)

Last updated on 13 August 2014 10:30

During the summer of 1993 an 09 tamper with incorrectly set tines damaged the rail foot at a number of sites in the Bristol area. Similar damage was found in a short stretch of rail near Crewe. The extent of the damage varied, and some rail had to be renewed...

Author(s): Watson A S

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1994

United Kingdom

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