Tubular Modular Track

Tubular Modular Track

Tubular Modular Track is a form of track construction for railways where the concrete sleepers are parallel to the rails (with cross pieces at intervals) rather than at right angles to the rails. [ RailwaysAfrica 2006/5 p22 ]

Overview

Advantages

* Low mainentance
* drainage
* sandproof
* light rails given extra strength
* safer if people fall between tracks (except where there are tie rods)

Disadvantages

Once built, TMT is not gauge convertible.

Applications

* Namibia
* South Africa

See also

* Concrete sleeper
* Rail tracks

Links

* [http://www.tubulartrack.co.za/whytmt.htm Why TMT?]
* [http://www.tubulartrack.co.za/]
* [http://search.sabinet.co.za/images/ejour/civeng/civeng_v14_n5_a8.pdf Civil Engineering magazine]
* [http://afritech.co.za afritech.co.za]

References


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