Author:Rampersad, Ashiel; George, Theresa B; Mokoena, Refiloe; Mgangira, Martin B; Gräbe, PJDate:Jul 2018The contamination of railway ballast (referred to as ballast fouling) is commonly caused by ballast particle degradation, external debris fouling due to surface spillage and clay fouling due to subgrade pumping. Intrusion of these fines in ...Read more
Author:Mvelase, Gculisile M; Gräbe, PJ; Anochie-Boateng, JosephDate:Jun 2017The heavy haul coal line of the South African railway network is facing a problem where ballast particles are becoming rounded, negatively affecting performance and thus leading to shorter planned maintenance cycles. This has been attributed ...Read more