NEW LOOK AT TRACK PRACTICES, RESEARCH IN SOVIET UNION

This is a report of the U.S. delegation inspection of the USSR Railways in June 1976 and includes visits to the Ministry of Railways, rail research groups, the test facility at Shcherbinka, a track buckling test facility and metallurgical laboratories, as well as on-line inspections. The economic justification of track projects, the conservative welded rail practices with buffer rails, the incidence of defects under traffic loads, the use of track panels, and the field welding practices are all discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Beck, R F
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Defects; Joints; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Test tracks; Track panels; Welded rail; Welding; Welds
• Uncontrolled Terms: Welded joints
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Panel track; Rail welding; Track defects
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142952
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1976 12:00AM