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BALLAST FOULING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
OBS

Causes du colmatage du ballast : remontée de glaise; mauvais état des dispositifs d'écoulement des eaux (fossés, buses, drains); pistes trop hautes; poussières et matières transportées (wagons non étanches); scories; usure du ballast.

Spanish

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