DEVELOPING ROLLING CONTACT DEFENCE PLANS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

Numerous parallel development and implementation efforts continue to be directed toward solving the problems of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) on the British railway system. These efforts are focused on both sides of the wheel-rail interface. Many of these programmes are dependent on the results of complex research and analytical tasks, and are not quite ready for application in the field. While work continues on the specific areas of investigation and research, the symptoms of RCF continue to occur on the operating railway. This paper describes a current programme to develop and implement defence plans for treating the symptoms of RCF on the British railway system. The programme targets a prioritised list of actions that are considered to be practical and achievable in service, with the intent that both establishing actions and the prioritisation of those actions must be an iterative approach, refined as knowledge improves. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123761.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • CARE, R F
  • CLARK, S L
  • DEMBOSKY, M A
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Monograph Title: EMBEDDED SLAB TRACK TEST TRACK IN SPAIN: CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW MAINTENANCE CONCRETE SLAB TRACK
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2003, HELD LONDON, UK, 30 APRIL - 1 MAY 2003 - CDROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car wheels (Railroads); Conferences; Fatigue (Mechanics); Maintenance; Railroad tracks; Rolling contact; Strategic planning
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 5450: Contact (wheel rail); 5579: Fatigue (mater); 3847: Maintenance; 141: Priority (gen); 1062: Railway track
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00985568
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-51-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 4 2005 12:00AM