Continuous Welded Rail Track on Tramway Bridges

Abstract

The issues related to the continuous welded rail remain a debated topic, especially in connection with bridge structures. The issues are relevant not only to railway tracks where bridge structures with long expansion lengths are becoming more and more common but also to tramway tracks. This article presents the continuous welded rail theory on tramway bridges, including an example of a structure on which the monitoring of expansion displacements in rail expansion joints has been initiated.