REVIEW OF A RUSSIAN ARTICLE CONCERNING THEIR APPROACH TO TRACK DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE

Three means of reducing track maintenance are being instituted in Russia in order to counter the 30-60% reduction in productivity of gangs caused by heavy traffic. It is estimated that each kilogram of rail weight reduces cost of track maintenance by 1.4-1.6%. Therefore use of the lightest size P-43 is being discontinued. New standards of track design utilizing welded rail would reduce maintenance of way by 14-20%. A 5 cm. increase of depth of ballast in 20 x 10 to the 6th power ton/klm. areas reduces labor cost by 5-7% and an annual reduction of stone by 500,000 cubic meters.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Translation of Russian article prepared by S.G. Guins
• Corporate Authors:

  Railroad Transport Editorial Board

  3a Sodovaya-Chernogryaskaya
  Moscow-174,   USSR 
• Publication Date: 1965

Language

• Russian

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Railroad Transport
  • Publisher: Railroad Transport Editorial Board, USSR

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Costs; Maintenance management; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Structural design; Technology; Welded rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Track design
• Geographic Terms: Russia (Federation)
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast depth
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040189
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM