All elements of the railway track must be able to absorb and transfer all forces resulting from the movements of trains (heavy static pressure plus dynamic impacts), and that from rails to sleepers, ...

Railway track engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of rail infrastructure. A critical component of this endeavour is the ballast, which ...

Maintaining properly packed and profiled ballast is a continuous and complex process that keeps railroads in top shape. Lack of proper attention to ballast quantity, quality, and drainage can result ...

Tensar International reveals new data proving the ballast reinforcing benefits of its stiff polymer geogrids at RailTex 2007. The recent research conducted by Nottingham University and Network Rail ...

French infrastructure manager SNCF Network has awarded two long-term framework contracts to renew track, ballast and rail.

Maintaining properly packed and profiled ballast is a continuous and complex process that keeps railroads in top shape. Lack of proper attention to ballast quantity, quality, and drainage can result ...