Effect of low track force bogie vehicles on bridges: Test of Lavington viaduct & Erlestoke Bridge on the Berks & Hants Line, WR (RR-CES-003)

The tests reported herein were carried out as the final pan of a series of investigations into the effects of 25.5 tonne axle load freight wagons on bridges. The previous tests measured the effects of various types of freight vehicles on a pair of typical underbridges. This work compares the...