Title: THE USE OF HEAVY MACHINERY FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE
Abstract: Mechanisation of track maintenance with heavy machinery enables the following operations to be carried out mechanically: longitudinal and transverse levelling of the track; realignment of the track; levelling of the ballast. To these operations we must now add the tamping of the spaces between sleepers, in the case of long welded track. This mechanisation, which began with track levelling followed by realignment, has now reached a level of quality superior to the similar operation carried out manually. In addition, particularly in countries where labour is expensive, this mechanisation enables track maintenance costs to be reduced.
Publication Year: 1974
Publication Date: 1974-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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