FRENCH RAILWAYS' TRACK. (V) THE CONCRETE SLEEPER AND ITS RAIL FASTENING

Describes the VW, RS and Vagneux types of track. The VW type is a monobloc stressed concrete sleeper. In the RS and Vagneus types there are two mixed sleepers of concrete and steel with two reinforced concrete blocks joined together by a rail steel stay. The spring fastenings are the same for all three kinds of sleepers.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This abstract is also contained in "A Bibliography on the Design and Performance of Rail Track Structures", September 1974, RRIS #072794, which was prepared for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dr Arthur Tetzlaff Verlag

  Niddastrasse 64
  Frankfurt am Main,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Prud'homme, A
• Publication Date: 1969-5

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 143-144
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahningenieur
  • Publisher: Tetzlaff Verlag GmbH
  • ISSN: 0013-2810

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Prestressed concrete ties; Rail fasteners; Railroad ties
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072836
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM