EXPERIENCE OF UNDULATORY WEAR OF RAILS

Undulatory wear on corrugation in rails is universally considered to be of two main types: roaring rails or washboard track; and what is sometimes described as saddles. The majority of railways consider that speed has no relationship with corrugations. Undulatory wear appears from 3 to 12 months after laying. The general opinion is that braking decreases washboarding but increases saddles. In the U.S.A. experiments with an acetylene torch to temper the Martensitic area of the high polished spots of washboard corrugations caused the ridges in the track to disappear. Various methods of grinding have been tried, but none have proved permanently successful.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1958-7-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 90
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 109

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Corrugations (Defects); Defects; Metal heating; Railroad rails; Technology; Velocity; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Heat treatment; Rail corrugation
• Geographic Terms: Africa; India; Japan; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037655
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM