ULTRASONIC RAIL TESTER

This sturdy lightweight rail tester has been designed to inspect rails automatically for bold hold cracks, wheel burns, "snowflakes," shatter cracks and other separations in the head and web. Pointwork and welded rail joints can also be examined manually. The assembly moves easily along a rail and test speeds of 80 ft/min are easily accomplished by skilled operators. The device is pictured.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1970-1-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 35
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 126

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Defects; Equipment tests; Inspection; Nondestructive tests; Rail (Railroads); Technology; Ultrasonic tests
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Fissures (Rails); Rail inspection; Test equipment; Web defects (Rails); Wheel burn
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037778
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 6 1976 12:00AM