XiTRACK reinforcement of tunnel railway tracks from floating to fixed geometry in a day

Last updated on 02 September 2014 3:30
Many tunnels in the UK are ballasted as the need for fixed geometry was not required when the tunnel was first constructed (i.e. they are currently floating geometry). However, with the need for the electrification of tunnels, which often requires track lowering and changes in freight train kinematics, the desire...
Author(s): Woodward P.K.;Boyd P.;Banimahd M.
2007
United Kingdom
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