BRITISH RAILWAYS TO STANDARDISE F.B. RAILS

The conversion of the British Railways, excluding the London Transport railways, to 109-lb flat-bottom rail for main lines and heavily travelled secondary lines and high speed lines and 98-lb flat-bottom rail for lightly travelled lines is discussed. The conversion from bull-head rail for 22,000 track miles is projected to take 40-50 years. The 109-lb rail will be 4 percent heavier than the 95-lb bull-head rail per track mile. Cost savings are expected due to increased life, reduced maintenance and fewer components, such as fasteners, needed when compared to the bull-head rails.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1949-2-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 115
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 90

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fatigue (Physiological condition); Maintenance management; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Standards; Structural design; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail design
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037881
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM