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Predicting deterioration in track condition

With ballasted trackbed here for the foreseeable future, Dr. Nick…

23 January 2009 | By Dr. Nick Thom, Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK

With ballasted trackbed here for the foreseeable future, Dr. Nick Thom looks at ways of predicting the rate at which it deteriorates and the factors that affect it.

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Ballast Reinforcement: a new vision or just a mirage?

Despite modern railways being at the forefront of technologies such…

8 April 2008 | By Dr. Nick Thom, Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK

Despite modern railways being at the forefront of technologies such as power transmission, signalling, control systems and vehicle dynamics, there is one element which is stuck firmly in the Stone Age – the trackbed. It is true that some tracks are being designed and built with concrete or asphalt bases,…