Re: Rail Profile

["Ben Staples" <98711576@feline.hawkesbury.uws.EDU.AU>]

I've heard it said (from a fellow at work) that you can only get 60kg rail
from BHP now. No more 53kg.

Ben Staples

David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
news:375F5BA3.499CF773@omni.com.au...
> Clayton Parkin wrote:
> >
> > Is there anywhere that I can find information on the properties of the
> > various rails, ie profile, steel grade CSA, 2nd moment inertia (Ixx)
etc.
> > The rail that I am most interested in is 40lb rail used historically on
the
> > Powelltown railway. Information on modern profiles would also be
> > appreciated.
>
> It sounds like imported non-standard rail. BHP made 45lb (later 22kg)
rail,
> which was later covered by an Australian Standard. BHP no longer rolls
22kg
> rail, but it can still be imported. There were a few unusual weights of
> rail used in the past, including some 46.5lb rail by WAGR.
>
> Cheers
> David