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Railway Technical Website Background Paper No. 2 Track Basics by Piers Connor1 Introduction Track is the base upon which the Railway runs. To give a train a good ride, the track alignment must be set to within a millimeter of the design. Track design and construction is part of a complex and multi-disciplinary engineering science involving earthworks, steelwork, timber and suspension systems - the infrastructure of the Railway . Many different systems exist throughout the world and there are many variations in their performance and maintenance. This page looks at the basics of infrastructure and track design and construction with drawings, photos and examples from around the world.
Background Paper Track Basics Railway Technical Website Page 3 Updated 10th May 2017 Concrete is the most popular of the new types (left). Concrete sleepers are
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