IN-SITU PLANING OF RAIL PROLONGS SERVICE LIFE

By planning worn rail where it lies in the track, the profile can be restored without the expense of lifting it for removal to a workshop to be machined. Plasser & Theurer adapted a tamper/liner to carry out seven sequential cuts on both rails at 0.9 m/s, and British Rail plans to reprofiled some 90 km of rail this year. A particular advantage is that continuous-welded rail can be reprofiled without having to be cut and rewelded. Investigations are continuing to see whether planning is an effective means of removing corrugations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Currie, D S
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 200-202
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 138
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Continuous welded rail; Corrugations (Defects); Field tests; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance practices; Planing; Railroad rails; Service life
• Candidate Terms: Rail profiles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rail corrugation
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM