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Studs: a squat-type defect in rails

Last updated on 15 August 2014 4:25

In the mid-2000s, a new rail defect that was initially classified as a squat became increasingly common on London Underground's track. By 2006, there were about 600 of these and they had become the Underground’s single most common rail defect. This defect occurred almost exclusively on lines carrying relatively new...

Author(s): Grassie S L;Fletche R;Gallardo Hernandez E A;Summers P

Organisation(s): RailMeasurement Ltd, Cambridge, UK ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK ; SEPI-ESIME-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Zacatenco, Mexico ; Tubelines Ltd, London, UK ;

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