FIRST TUNNEL SECTION OF SLAB TRACK ON BR

Britain's first section of concrete slab track in tunnel is being laid in Glasgow as part of preparatory work for the extension of main line electrification next May. Two tunnels carrying sharply-curved fast and slow lines beneath Eglinton Street and Pollokshaws Road are being equipped with 463-m lengths of slab track to give adequate clearance for catenary in a situation where the use of conventional ballasted track would have been extremely costly.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete slab track; Technology; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050467
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1976 12:00AM