ALUMINIUM COMPOUND CONTACT RAILS FOR SUBURBAN AND METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS
RAILS DE CONTACT COMPOUND EN ALUMINIMUM POUR CHEMINS DE FER SUBURBAINS ET METROPOLITAINS
Technical description of the aluminium compound contact rails which have been tested since 1978 on the Hamburg suburban railway and the Berlin metro. The rails, which will ultimately replace traditional steel conductor rails, will be used for the new Hamburg-Harbourg (50 km) and Berlin-Spandau (8 km) lines.
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Corporate Authors:
Interessengemeinschaft der Schweiz, Alumin-Huetten
Dufourstrasse 31
Ch-8008 Zurich, Switzerland -
Authors:
- MIER, G
- Publication Date: 1980-1
Language
- Undetermined
Media Info
- Features: Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 9-13
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Serial:
- Schweizer Alumin Rundschau/Revue Suisse de Alumin
- Volume: 30
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: Interessengemeinschaft der Schweiz, Alumin-Huetten
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Composite materials; Rail (Railroads); Rail transit facilities; Structural design; Technology; Third rail
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Old TRIS Terms: Rail design
- Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00312068
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Union of Railways
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM