CONCRETE TRAINS SPEED BR MAIN LINE ELECTRIFICATION
Concrete trains are being used by construction crews to speed up foundation work for the London-Glasgow electrification programme. Other special work trains are used for erecting the masts which can weigh between a quarter of a ton and four tons, according to size. Another economy is the introduction of head-span wires to support the conductor wires over multi-track layouts instead of steel portal structures across the lines. Overall the use of these new methods and materials has reduced the cost of overhead equipment by 25 percent.
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Corporate Authors:
Thomson Publications South Africa Proprietary Ltd
P.O. Box 8308
2000 Johannesburg, South Africa -
Authors:
- Tiffen, C E
- Publication Date: 1973-12
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: 1 p.
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Serial:
- Railway Engineering
- Volume: 17
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Thomson Publications South Africa Proprietary Ltd
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Engineering economy; Railroad electrification; Technology
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00052094
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM