COMPACTED ASPHALTED BALLAST ON THE RHAETIAN RAILWAYS
The preparation of a solid base of rolled and asphalted gravel as a support for block concrete sleepers has been provided in Switzerland on the second track of the metre-gauge Rhaetian Railway line from Chur to Reichenau. Two 4-in. layers of rolled asphalted broken gravel were in turn spread and rolled, and on them were laid R.S.-type block-concrete sleepers carrying continuous-welded rails. Levelling was done by packing with a mixture of fine gravel and asphalt. The first cost of this track is stated to be little greater than that of conventional track.
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Corporate Authors:
Temple Press Limited
161-166 Fleet Street
Longon EC4, England - Publication Date: 1961-11-3
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 513
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Serial:
- RAILWAY GAZETTE
- Volume: 115
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt ballast; Ballast (Railroads); Compaction; Construction; Costs; Soil compaction; Technology; Track laying
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
- Geographic Terms: Switzerland
- Old TRIS Terms: Track construction costs
- Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00040086
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM