A METHOD OF REMOVING DAMAGED RAIL SECTIONS OF A TRACK, AND AMACHINE

摘要

In a method of efficiently removing a great number of damaged rail sections, after a first separating cut, both rail ends are gripped by means of a rail pulling device (20) connecting the rail ends to one another, and are pulled towards one another. The pulling force required for the pulling-together as well an actual rail temperature are registered for calculation of that length of a replacement rail (14) which i s required for producing a desired rail tension. A second separating cut is carried out - with corresponding path measurement - spaced at a distance from the first separating cut as calculated on the basis of the selected length of the replacement rail (14).