DEVELOPMENT OF BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS IN GERMANY - DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPERIENCES IN SITU

In August 2002 the new high-speed line Koln-Rhein/Main was put into service. This line is the first German one built exclusively for high-speed trains with a maximum speed of 300 km/h. To a large extent the track alignment follows the existing highway A3. Using ballastless track technology in a total length of about 150 km, the requirements of small radii down to r = 3350m, maximum cant of 170 mm, maximum longitudinal inclination of 40 o/oo and usage of eddy current brakes have been met. As shown by the experiences made during construction and life time of test-sections and in-service lines, two requirements have to be combined to reach successful installation and a good long-time performance of slab tracks - sufficient structural design in thickness and cross-section and usage of proven technologies, and continuous control of accuracy and quality at the construction site, especially concerning the link between prefabricated track-parts and parts built in place. For the covering abstract see ITRD E122683.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • LECHNER, B
  • LEYKAUF, G
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Monograph Title: THE MOVEMENT MONITORING OF A RAILWAY LINE - CTRL 440 - A CASE STUDY
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2002, HELD LONDON, UK, JULY 2002 - CD ROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Railroad tracks; Slabs; Speed; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 8125: Germany; 1163: High speed; 1062: Railway track; 3491: Slab; 3855: Technology
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00982631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-49-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 2 2004 12:00AM