WEATHER AND SITE EFFECTS ON RAIL TEMPERATURES

The effective operation of de-icing baths installed on open sections of the London Transport Board system is dependent on advance warning of icing risk so that they can be switched on before traffic ceases at night. When these baths were installed there was a lack of information on the relationship between weather and rail temperature, and led to an investigation to provide this information. It was decided to try to relate rail temperature to air temperature. Analysis of the data provided by the chart records was carried out in a variety of ways, according to the particular information desired. The maximum and minimum values of rail temperature or air temperature was plotted so as to show seasonal trends; diurnal variations of rail temperature at different times of the year, were studied; and the extent to which rail temperatures fall below air temperatures is of interest in connection with icing risk forecasts. The results of some such analyses are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Authors:
  • RICHARDS, J
• Publication Date: 1964-6-19

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 505-512
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 120

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckling; Deicing; Forecasting; Low temperature; Rail (Railroads); Stresses; Technology; Temperature; Thermal stresses; Welded rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Temperature distribution
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Deicingg; Rail stress
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037239
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM