As a standard reference work “The Comprehensive Manual of Track Mainentance Volume 1” describes all aspects of track maintenance in theory and practice in a clear and concise form.
It reflects the current status of maintenance methods, supplemented by an outlook on foreseeable and ongoing technical developments. 🚆
👉 This 1st volume comprises the following chapters:
- History of the machanization of track construction
- The track from a systemic perspective
- New construction and conversion of ballasted track and slab track
- Loading of the track – wheel-rail interaction
- Supervision and monitoring
- Rail defects and rail treatment methods
- Track geometry correction – Tamping
