FROGS & SWITCHES FOR HEAVY HAUL RAILWAYS

Thompsons-Byron Jackson has supplied Australia's heavy-haul iron-ore railways with 455 turnouts in three rail sizes and with both railbound and solid frogs. This paper outlines developments resulting from cooperation between Western Australia's iron ore railroads and the steel producer in an endeavor to overcome problems that have evolved.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Heavy Haul Railways Conference held September 18-22, 1978, Perth, Western Australia. Sponsored by Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates, Goldsworthy Mining Limited, Hamersley Iron Proprietary Limited, Mt. Newman Mining Company Proprietary Limited and Westrail.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 

  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

  204 Lygon Street
  Carlton, Victoria  Australia  3053
• Authors:
  • Billman, R R
  • Jones, D H
  • Thomas, R C
• Conference:
  • Heavy Haul Railways Conference held September 18-22, 1978, Perth, Western Australia. Sponsored by Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates, Goldsworthy Mining Limited, Hamersley Iron Proprietary Limited, Mt. Newman Mining Company Proprietary Limited and Westrai
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alloy steel; Frogs (Railroads); Rail steel; Railroad turnouts; Switches (Railroads)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Explosive hardening; Heavy haul railways; Rail steel metallurgy; Switch points
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00303703
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Session 317 Pap I.12Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1980 12:00AM