STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF GERMANY'S FIRST 250 KM/H LINE

German Federal Railway is undertaking construction of its first new high speed line between Mannheim and Stuttgart as part of its 1970 Development Program. Along with improving the competitive position of rail in West Germany, the new line is an important link in several international arteries for both fast passenger and fast freight trains. Standardized industrial construction is being used where it is at all possible. About 25 percent of the route will be in tunnels and 8 percent on bridges, but only in exceptional cases will individual designs be used for either. The standardized structures are described. Concrete ties and ballasted track will be standard throughout, but consideration is still being given to use of nonconventional track at later stages, primarily in tunnels and on bridges.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Bubel, H
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 289-292
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Concrete slab track; Cut and cover tunneling; High speed track; Railroad clearances; Specifications; Standardization; Structural design; Tunnel lining; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Clearances
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM