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TN-DT-2

POWER SPECTRA OF TRACK ROUGHNESS OBTAINED FROM THE APT SURVEY

POLLARD M G

10/01/1969

TN-TS-3

CONCRETE SLEEPER DEVELOPMENT LOADING TESTS ON F23B F26 SLEEPERS

LINDSAY D

02/01/1972

TN-TSO-2

THE CALCULATION OF TRACK FORCES DUE TO DIPPED RAIL JOINTS,WHEEL -FLATS AND RAIL WELDS

LYON D

02/01/1972

TN-SM-116

VERTICAL DEFORMATION OF BALLAST.ROLLING LOAD RIG TESTS.EVOLUTION  OF EQUIPMENT AND TEST PROCEDURES IN CURRENT USE

POWELL MC

03/01/1972

TN-TS-5

MEASUREMENTS OF DYNAMIC LOADS AT A DIPPED RAIL JOINT,WRINEHILL 1 971 - COMPARISON OF RESILIENT AND CONVENTIONAL WHEELS

LYON D;FURTADO JJ

05/01/1972

TN-SM-108

BALLAST SPECIFICATION STANDARD LAB.TESTS

RACH K;WHEATLEY CS

10/01/1972

TN-TRIB-1

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ABRASION. 4.LAB.SIMULATOR RIGS

BEAGLEY TM;JACKSON DC;PRITCHARD C;SEWELL JDW

11/01/1972

TN-SM-106

MECHANISM OF SUBGRADE STRENGTH FAILURE (CLAY HEAVE) BENEATH THE RAILWAY TRACK.

COOPER S W

01/01/1973

TN-SM-120

STANDARDS FOR LONGITUDINAL VERTICAL TRACK PROFILE

SHENTON MJ;WAYTE GE

03/01/1973

TN-TS-14

MEASUREMENTS OF DYNAMIC LOADS AT A DIPPED RAIL JOINT,CHEDDINGTON

LYON D;FURTADO JJ

05/01/1973

TN-SM-123

THE EFFECT OF TAMPING AND OF SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC ON LATERAL BALLA ST RESISTANCE.BRENTWOOD SITE TESTS

POWELL MC

07/01/1973

TN-TS-18

RAIL REPLACEMENT CRITERIA IN CWR

LANE GS;JOHNSON HK

09/01/1973

TN-SM-124

INITIAL ASSESSMENT TESTS OF THE PROD.SYSTEM OF KANGO PACKING

ROBSON JD

12/01/1973

TN-TRIB-7

WHEEL/RAIL WEAR.FUNDAMENTALS OF FLANGE WEAR AND LUBRICATION

BEAGLEY TM

02/01/1974

TN-SM-122

EFFECT OF SLEEPER SPACING & OF CONSOLIDATION FOLLOWING TAMPING,O N THE VERTICAL DEFORMATION OF TRACK UNDER TRAFFIC

SHENTON MJ

05/01/1974

TN-SM-132

HARDBOARD PACKS FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE.EFFECTS ON LATERAL RESISTA NCE-LICHFIELD TESTS

HOLMES WA;POWELL MC

10/01/1974

TN-TS-21

STRESS FREE TEMPERATURE IN CWR. LOSS OF REGULARITY IN SERVICE

LINDSAY D

11/01/1974

TN-TS-22

MEASUREMENT OF BALLAST STIFFNESS AND DAMPING

LYON D;MATHER JG

11/01/1974

TN-FM-58

RAIL CORRUGATIONS-SOME METALLURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

HODDINOTT D

02/01/1975

TN-IS-2

MEASUREMENT TRACK OF ALIGMENT FROM A MOVING VEHICLE

LEWIS R B

03/01/1975

TN-T-1

THE EFFECT OF LATERAL LOADS ON TRACK MOVEMENT

FREDERICK CO

07/01/1975

TM-SM-36

THE MOVEMENT OF TRACK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TRAINS

JOHNSON HK

12/01/1975

TN-MET-1

CHARACTERISTICS OF 'SQUAT' TYPE DEFECTS IN BS.11 STEEL RAILS

ALLERY M B P

03/01/1976

TN-SM-140

THE PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT OF THE TRACK UNDER INFLUENCE OF A SLO WLY-MOVING LATERAL LOAD--TESTS,MICKLEOVER,PRIOR TO DEC.1

JOHNSON HK

03/01/1976

TN-SM-142

FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE

ROBSON JD;SHENTON MJ;WATERS JM;

04/01/1976

TN-SM-143

THE ELASTIC MOVEMENT AND PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT OF TRACK UNDER T HE INFLUENCE OF LATERAL FORCES-SLOW SPEED TESTS AT MICKL

JOHNSON HK

07/01/1976

TN-SM-144

THE EFFECT OF AXLE LOAD ON THE VERTICAL SETTLEMENT OF TRACK

PENNYCOOK TS

04/01/1977

TN-TS-28

RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS OF LATERAL AND VERTICAL BASEPLATE FORCES  IN A CURVE OF 362 METRES RADIUS FOR A RANGE OF FREIGHT

HARVEY RF

06/01/1977

TN-SM-147

THE PERMANENT LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF TRACK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LATERAL FORCE AND THERMALLY GENERATED COMPRESSION-MIC

LEWIS GR

07/01/1977

TN-T-2

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND TRACK DAMAGE - THE EFFECT O F VERTICAL LOADS

FREDERICK CO;NEWTON SG

08/01/1977

TN-SM-149

EXISTING QUALITY AND PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR BR TRACK

SHENTON MJ

12/01/1977

TN-SM-151

LATERAL LOADING TESTS ON TRACK USING LAB.25

JOHNSON HK

08/01/1978

TN-TS-29

ASPHALT BASED TRACK AT RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT, CONSTRUCTION & RUNNING EXPERIENCE

COPE DL

01/01/1979

TN-TS-34

BUCKLING AND POST BUCKLING ANALYSES OF CWR IN THE LATERAL PLANE.

SAMAVEDAM G

01/01/1979

TN-SM-152

A THEORETICAL ESTIMATION OF THE EFFECT OF 1201 RAILS AND 'PERFEC T' RAILS TRACK QUALITY

ROUND DJ

02/01/1979

TN-ID-1

TRACK RECORDING COACH MEASURING PRINCIPLES

LEWIS R B

09/01/1979

TN-TS-35

CONCRETE SLEEPER DEV.LOADING TESTS ON STANDARD F27 SLEEPERS AND RE-DESIGNED SLEEPERS...REVERSE BENDING STRENGTH AT RAIL

LINDSAY D

09/01/1979

TN-TS-36

SERVICE TRIALS & PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE SLEEPERS IN PARTICULAR WITH TYPES D912 & F27A

LINDSAY DL

11/01/1979

TN-TRIB-13

THE WEAR OF LOW TEMPERATURE NITRIDED STEELS UNDER DIFFERENT WEAR  PROCESSES

WILLIAMSON PK

12/01/1979

TN-SM-150

THE BEHAVIOUR OF CURVES ON THE WEST COAST MAIN LINE - CARNFORTH TO CARLISLE.REPORT ON LATERAL DISPLACEMENT

POWELL MC;MATHARU MS

01/01/1980

TN-SM-154

THE EFFECT OF SUPER-STRAIGHT RAIL WELDS ON TRACK QUALITY

JOHNSON DM

02/01/1980

TN-ID-2

PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES FOR THE HIGH SPEED TRACK RECORDING COACH

LEWIS R B

03/01/1980

TN-SM-155

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF WELD STRAIGHTENING

CARLIN PGS

10/01/1980

TR-IS-1

THE HIGH SPEED TRACK RECORDING COACH

LEWIS RB;COOK WL;FORSYTH RJ;

02/01/1981

TM-TM-3

THE LATERAL `STRENGTH' OF TRACK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF VEHICLE FORCES

JOHNSON HK

04/01/1981

TM-ID-4

TRACK RECORDING EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT OF TRACK PROFILES ON HIGH SPEED LINES

LEWIS RB

10/01/1981

TM-ID-6

SELF PROPELLED TRACK RECORDING COACH SPECIFICATION FOR ON BOARD REAL TIME SYSTEMS

LEWIS RB

11/01/1981

TM-MF-11

WELD PROFILE SURVEY FOR ORE D148 COMMITTEE

ASHTON ME;DURBIN G

11/01/1981

TM-ID-7

EQUIPMENT FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF TRACK PROFILES

LEWIS RB;RICHARDS AN

01/01/1982

TM-ID-8

MEASUREMENT OF TRACK CANT, CURVATURE AND DERIVED PARAMETERS

LEWIS RB;RICHARDS AN

01/01/1982

TR-CES-001

ROLLING OUT OF RAILS

SUNLEY VK

01/01/1982

TM-CES-044

THE BEHAVIOUR OF A STRESS IRREGULARITY IN CONTINUOUS WELDED RAIL

PARTINGTON W

01/01/1984

TM-DA-47

A STUDY OF THE NEED TO CONTINUE GAUGE WIDENING IN CURVES

ILLINGWORTH R

01/01/1984

TM-WRI-9

THE INFLUENCE OF RAIL SIDEWEAR ON DERAILMENTS

ROSE KA

02/01/1984

TM-MF-100

THE COLD EXPANSION OF RAIL END BOLT HOLES - AN ECONOMIC APPRAISAL

CANNON DF

06/01/1984

TM-VTI-005

A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF TRACK CANT ON SLOW SPEED CURVING BEHAVIOUR OF FREIGHT VEHICLES

THOMPSON M;HARVEY RF

11/01/1984

TM-TM-17

REPORT ON EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT ON CONCRETE SLEEPERS AT ABINGTON, SCR BY TRACK RESEARCH UNIT, R & DD

GOSTLING RJ;SHENTON MJ

01/01/1985

TM-VTI-013

A DESIGN CASE TRACK IRREGULARITY FOR THEORETICAL PREDICTION OF DYNAMIC LATERAL TRACK FORCES

ILLINGWORTH R;CLARK RA

04/01/1985

TM-VTI-012

THE MEASUREMENT OF THE CONTACT AREA BETWEEN OPAQUE OBJECTS UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS

POOLE W

06/01/1985

TM-TAG-116

ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING POSSESSION STRATEGIES

CAREY WCM

01/01/1986

TM-TM-19

REPORT ON EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT ON CONCRETE SLEEPERS AT BRAIDWOOD ScR

JOHNSON H K

01/01/1986

TM-VDY-001

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEAR NUMBER AND WHEEL/RAIL WEAR IN THE LABORATORY AND THE FIELD.

HARVEY RF;McEWEN IJ

06/01/1986

TM-VTI-025

THE EFFECT OF TRACK CANT ON RAIL WEAR

HARVEY RF

06/01/1986

TM-VTI-027

ESTIMATION OF GRINDING LENGTH REQUIRED TO BLEND SIDEWORN RAIL INTO NEW RAIL ON CURVES

SOUTHWOOD AJ

06/01/1986

TM-VDY-004

INTERPRETATION OF WHEEL/RAIL WEAR NUMBERS

McEWEN IJ;HARVEY RF

07/01/1986

TM-TAG-120

ASSESSMENT OF LONG WEEKEND ENGINEERING POSSESSIONS

CAREY WCM

08/01/1986

TM-VDY-011

LONG WAVELENGTH TRACK ALIGNMENT PSD'S

NICHOLAS G.T.R.;TROUP R.M.

06/01/1987

TM-VDY-009

A COMPARISON OF TRACK ALIGNMENT MEASURING METHODS

NICHOLAS G.T.R.

08/01/1987

TM-VDY-017

A MECHANISM FOR THE FORMATION OF SHORT WAVELENGTH RAIL CORRUGATIONS BASED ON SLIP STICK VIBRATIONS

SCOTT G A;CLARK R A;POOLE W;

01/01/1988

TM-CES-098

GAUGE SPREADING TESTS A SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS ON RUNNING LINE TRACK OF VARIOUS AGES,TYPES ETC.

LINDSAY D.

03/01/1988

TM-VDY-022

RAIL HEADS AND THEIR EFFECT ON VEHICLE RIDE

PEARCE TG

07/01/1988

TM-TD-038

THE DETERMINATION OF BALLAST LIFE FROM THE ACCUMULATION OF FINES IN THE BALLAST STRUCTURE

JOHNSON D M;KENNEDY A;SHARPE P;

04/01/1989

TM-TM-048

RAIL FAILURE MODELS

TUNNA JM

09/01/1989

TM-MF-181

ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE (SQUAT) SITE TRIALS AT CARPENDERS PARK AND CHEDDINGTON

ALLERY M B P;PELL G M

10/01/1989

TM-TM-51

MEASUREMENT OF TRACK FORCES DUE TO HEAVY AXLE LOAD FREIGHT VEHICLES

G A HUNT

12/01/1989

TM-VDY-037

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF REDUCED TRACK TAMPING ON SPRINTER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

R W CHRISTIAN

02/01/1990

TM-TM-47

A NUMERATE CRITERION FOR RAIL REPLACEMENT ON MAINLINE BR TRACK

WISEMAN PW

03/01/1990

VDYN 154

TRACK FORCES FROM FREIGHT VEHICLES - CALCULATIONS FOR RIFTS

B M EICKHOFF

03/01/1990

TM-TM-52

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTIMISING THE COSTS OF THE FREIGHT VEHICLE TRACK SYSTEM A CASE STUDDY BASED UPON 25.1/2 TONNE AXLELOAD

P W WISEMAN

04/01/1990

TM-MMU-1

ARTIFICIAL VISION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LEVEL CROSSINGS

READ AD

07/01/1990

TM-MMU-3

NEURAL NETWORK BASED EXPERT SYSTEMS

A D READ

07/01/1990

VDYN 200

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VEHICLE PARAMETERS AND TRACK DAMAGE REPAIR COSTS

L T JAMES

09/01/1990

TM-MF-202

DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW CONTACT STRESS RAIL PROFILE

R SMALLWOOD

11/01/1990

VDYN 256

AXLELOAD LIMITS FOR 2-AXLE WAGONS

B L SMITH, B M EICKHOFF

02/01/1991

TM-ID-025

NEW PATROLLING METHODS - TELEVISION-ASSISTED TROLLEY PATROLLING

EDWORTHY DR RM

03/01/1991

TM-MF-211

DEVELOPMENT OF A FAILURE PARAMETER FOR RAIL SQUATS

SINCLAIR JC;ALLERY MBP

03/01/1991

RR-MF-003

STRAIN MEASUREMENTS AT EGGINTON AND FATIGUE LIFE ASSESSMENTS ON HUSH RAIL

PANG TM

06/01/1991

RR-MF-5

THE EFFECT OF FOOT GALL AND CORROSION PITTING ON THE STRENGTH OF RAILS

WATSON AS

06/01/1991

RR-MF-002

DISTRIBUTION OF THE SEVERITY OF DIPPED JOINTS ON BR BOLTED TRACK

WATSON AS

07/01/1991

RR-MF-8

DEVELOPING A RAIL CORRUGATION THEORY FOR BRITISH RAIL STRAIGHT TRACK

SINCLAIR JC

07/01/1991

RR-CES-010

ROUTE AVAILABILITY REVISION PROJECT INTERIM REPORT

G W CLARK

11/01/1991

RR-MF-014

EFFECT OF LOCAL RAIL HEAD CORROSION ON DYNAMIC FORCES IN RAILS

A S WATSON

11/01/1991

RR-MF-11

OPTIMISATION OF PARAMETERS FOR THE FLASH WELDING OF MILL HEAT TREATED RAIL

BROOK M

11/01/1991

RR-TAG-007

BALLAST SUPPLY STRATEGY

CAREY WCM;GRIFFIN T;PELL GM;

02/01/1992

RR-CES-013 (A)

AN ASSESSMENT OF DIRECTLY FASTENED TRACK BRIDGES AND ASSOCIATED TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS

YU Z;TEMPLE BP;KEENS AJ;

03/01/1992

RR-MF-021

SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITH THE LCS RAIL HEAD PROFILE

SINCLAIR JC

03/01/1992

RR-MF-029

TACHE OVALE DEFECTS IN INGOT AND CONCAST STEEL RAILS

ALLERY MBP

03/01/1992

RR-MF-12

THE ASSESSMENT AND RECTIFICATION OF CROSSING RUNNING SURFACE WEAR

A E MASON

03/01/1992

RR-MF-22

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PREDICTIVE CAPABILITY OF THE SMALL CREEPAGE RAIL CORRUGATION THEORY

SINCLAIR JC

03/01/1992

RR-MF-30

WITHDRAWAL CRITERIA FOR VERTICAL/LONGITUDINAL SPLITS IN RAIL HEADS AND WEBS

M B P ALLERY

03/01/1992

RR-TD-002

ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF BALLAST COMPACTION AT RELAYING ON SUBSEQUENT TRACK QUALITY

K P ROBINSON

03/01/1992

RR-MF-023

ROBOTIC TRACK WELDING IMPLEMENTATION AND COST BENEFIT STUDY

DAVISON IT

04/01/1992

RR-IMS-001

POSSIBILITIES FOR AUTOMATED INSPECTION OF THERMIT WELDS IN TRACK

COOK D;PURDY R

05/01/1992

C-RR-CES-019

S&T DUCTS AS SAFE CESS WALKWAYS

TEMPLE BP

06/01/1992

RR-MF-032

MEASURING STRESS FREE TEMPERATURE IN RAILS - LITERATURE REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

WATSON AS

06/01/1992

RR-MF-035

A COMPARISON OF PROTABLE RAIL CORRUGATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

G DURBIN

08/01/1992

RR-TD-9

ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF GEOGRIDS IN TRACK OVERLYING SOFT SUB-STRUCTURES USING THE ROLLING LOAD RIG FACILITY

A KENNEDY;M S MATHARU

10/01/1992

RR-MF-042

NEW CRITERIA FOR RAIL RENEWALS IN TUNNELS

A S WATSON

01/01/1993

RR-MF-043

MEASURING STRESS FREE TEMPERATURE IN RAILS-LABORATORY TESTS OF POTENTIAL METHODS

A S WATSON

01/01/1993

RR-MF-33

INVESTIGATION OF THE DAMEGE AT COLD EXPANDED RAIL END BOLT HOLES

R SMALLWOOD

02/01/1993

RR-MF-037

TYPE APPROVAL TESTING OF INSULATED BLOCK JOINTS

A S WATSON;T M PANG

03/01/1993

RR-MF-041

THE EFFECT OF RAIL SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND TRAVEL SPEED ON CORRUGATION MEASUREMENTS MADE USING TRU

G DURBIN

03/01/1993

RR-MF-050

A THEORETICAL ASSESSMENT OF SQUAT CONTROL GRINDING ON TIGHT CURVES

J C SINCLAIR

03/01/1993

RR-MF-052

COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THREE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE SIDEWEAR ON RAIL CURVES

M BENSON

03/01/1993

RR-MF-47

THE EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC, TRACK CONDITIONS AND S & T ADJUSTMENTS ON THE STRAIN ENVIRONMENT OF POINT CLAMP LOCK COMPONENTS

R SMALLWOOD

04/01/1993

RR-MF-53

IMPROVED INSULATED JOINT DESIGNS

T M PANG

05/01/1993

RR-TD-12

BALLAST CLEANING CRITERIA - AN INVESTIGATION

A KENNEDY

05/01/1993

RR-MF-016

A REVIEW OF TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTING FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATES

R SMALLWOOD

06/01/1993

RR-MF-048

DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVICE TO MEASURE GAUGE SPREADING IN TRAFFIC

A S WATSON;R CRIBBENS

06/01/1993

RR-MF-054

MEASURING SFT IN RAILS-SITE TRIAL OF RAIL STIFFNESS METHOD

A S WATSON;K A SHARPE

06/01/1993

RR-MF-46

MODELLING OF A 4-HOLE FISHPLATED RAIL JOINT USING THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

R SMALLWOOD

06/01/1993

RR-MF-49

STANDARD SLEEPER FOR REGIONAL RAILWAYS

T M PANG

06/01/1993

RR-TM-002

USE OF THE DTS AFTER MAINTENANCE TAMPING

S WOOD

07/01/1993

RR-TM-011

BALLAST CONTAMINATION BY DROPPED DIRT (SUPPLEMENTARY MEASUREMENTS)

S WOOD

07/01/1993

RR-MF-055

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE USE OF SHALLOW DEPTH TWIN-BLOCK SLEEPERS

A S WATSON;D R THOMPSON;M BEAGLES;

08/01/1993

RR-MF-058

CRITERIA FOR RENEWAL OF AUSTENITIC MANGANESE STEEL RAILS

A S WATSON

08/01/1993

RR-TM-4

FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ON THE USE OF THE DTS AFTER TAMPING

S WOOD

10/01/1993

RR-MF-061

THE REDUCTION OF THE BOLT HOLE FAILURES IN AUSTENITIC MANGANESE STEEL

R SMALLWOOD

12/01/1993

RR-MF-62

IMPROVED SITE-MADE GLUED ISULATED JOINTS

T M PANG

02/01/1994

RR-TD-019

RE-APPRAISAL OF RAIL WELD STRAIGHTENING

S J BARKER

03/01/1994

RR-TM-012

ASSESSMENT OF PERMANENT WAY RENEWAL PROPOSALS

S WOOD

03/01/1994

RR-TM-013

AN ANALYSIS OF TRACK BUCKLING RISK

G A HUNT

03/01/1994

RR-TM-014

INTERIM REPORT 2: ECML TRACK GEOMETRY INPROVEMENTS

S WOOD

03/01/1994