The impact of hot weather on British railway plain line track - Rail Engineer
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Bob Hazell Plain line railway track construction is designed to resist the operational forces associated with passing trains and the forces and impact associated with the prevailing weather conditions. However, as global temperatures increase, more of the current track construction types get closer to the Critical Rail Temperatures (CRTs). This then starts to impact on […]
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