RECOMMENDED TRACK STANDARD AT EUROPEAN LEVEL FOR TRAFFIC WITH 22.5 T PER AXLE AND WITH A SPEED OF 100 AND 120 KM/H

The raising of the weight per axle to 22.5 tons (44,990 lb) on the European railway networks, combined with the increase in speed of freight trains, is one of the essential targets in the International Union of Railways Action Program. In order to enable the railways to adhere to this policy of improvement in railway competitiveness, recommendations have been formulated with a view to defining track standards suitable for the running of freight trains with 22.5 tons per axle at 100 and 120 km/h (62 and 75 mi/h), and compatible with high speed passenger traffic.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads

  50 F Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001-1564

  International Heavy Haul Association

  19 Holloway Drive
  St Louis, MO  United States  63367-1357

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Transportation Test Center, P.O. Box 11008
  Pueblo, CO  United States  81001
• Authors:
  • Vial, A
  • Cervil, G
• Conference:
  • Workshop on Heavy Axle Loads. Proceedings
  • Location: Pueblo, Colorado
  • Date: 1990-10-14 to 1990-10-17
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 7p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Freight trains; Heavy vehicles; High speed vehicles; Passenger trains; Railroad tracks; Standards
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762159
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1999 12:00AM