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  2. Railgrinder - Wikipedia

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    This Windhoff railgrinder is used on the Straßenbahn Berlin.The inscription means "We grind tracks quiet". Video: Tram rail grinding with a small grinding machine. A railgrinder (or rail grinder) is a maintenance of way vehicle or train used to restore the profile and remove irregularities from worn tracks to extend its life and to improve the ride of trains using the track.

  3. High-speed grinding - Wikipedia

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    HSG grinding train RC01 in action High-speed grinding (HSG) is a rail care concept developed by the company Stahlberg Roensch from Seevetal , Germany . It is based on the principle of rotational grinding and serves to grind rails at up to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph).

  4. Loram Maintenance of Way - Wikipedia

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    Loram began grinding rails in the 1970s. [6] High rates of speed, traffic, and weight can damage rails. The burrs and cracks created can damage train wheels, slow traffic, and cause rails to degrade faster. Grinding rails in place helps to avoid these problems and lengthen rail life. While Speno had its crews living on its grinding trains ...

  5. Speno - Wikipedia

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    Speno rail grinding train in Germany. Speno International SA is a manufacturer of railway track maintenance machines. The Speno company was founded by Frank Speno in 1960 and is now headquartered in Switzerland. It operates maintenance trains in many countries. The Speno trains are bright yellow in color.

  6. Slippery rail - Wikipedia

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    A Network Rail Railhead Treatment Train uses a high-pressure water jet to remove compressed leaf mulch from the rails in the United Kingdom.. Slippery rail, or low railhead adhesion, [1] [2] [3] is a condition of railways (railroads) where contamination of the railhead reduces the traction between the wheel and the rail.

  7. List of Singapore MRT and LRT rolling stock - Wikipedia

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    Rail grinding vehicle: Re-profile the rail heads and eliminate rail corrugation to reduce track stresses and extend the service life of the rail Speno: 2 (2 earlier units were retired and presumably sold off. [36] [37]) 4 (minimum) 118 tons 18 km/h (self-propelled), 50 km/h (hauled by locomotive) Viaduct Inspection Wagon

  8. German train drivers start 3-day strike, bringing rail travel ...

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    BERLIN (Reuters) -German commuters face train cancellations across the country from Wednesday, as a three-day nationwide rail strike adds to travel chaos in Europe's largest economy, where ongoing ...

  9. NS 4000 - Wikipedia

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    The local railway depot used them for heavy express trains to Arnhem and the German border station Emmerich, including important trains such as the "Holland-Italy Express", which often had to be double-headed, and the Amsterdam part of the Rheingold. From January 1953 onwards it was possible to run electric locomotives and multiple units to ...