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Re: Rail Profile



I published an article on contemporary profiles (using data supplied by
BHP) in a c1974-75-76 Newsrail.
Bill Abbott had published some items from time to time on rail sections.
I have never seen anything on steel grades, Young's Modulus or torsional
rigidity.
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

> 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.