Title: Track surfacing

Abstract: In track surfacing, a downward thrust is exerted upon the abutting ends of the adjacent rails at a rail joint, the abutting rail ends are simultaneously upwardly bent above the correct track level against the downward thrust and the ballast is tamped under the ties in the region of the joint. For this purpose, control means is arranged to discontinue actuation of the operating means of the track level correction means used to bend the abutting rail ends upwardly when the rail joint level has reached a set limit.

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Inventors: Theurer, Josef (Vienna, OE)

Application Number: 489938
Filing Date: 1974-07-18
Publication_date: 1976-03-16
Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industriegesellschaft MBH (Vienna, OE)
Primary Class(es): 104/7.1 104/12
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US Patent Ref:

3274952	Sep, 1966	Fekete	104/7.
3796160	Mar, 1974	Waters et al.	104/7.
3811382	May, 1974	Buchter et al.	104/7.

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Primary Examiner: Wood, Jr., M. H.
Assistant Examiner: Bertsch, Richard A.
Attorney: Kelman; Kurt