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The geometry of curves and the tilting train

Last updated on 02 September 2014 4:30

Railway engineers don’t like sexy curves – unlike road engineers. A road is set out and built once and it won’t move. A railway is set out and built but remains a living thing. It breathes with the changing seasons. Track maintenance is mainly concerned with keeping the track in...

Author(s): Rastall John

Organisation(s): Interfleet Technology Ltd ;

2000

United Kingdom

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