The Moscow-Kazan high speed line is on the verge of completion. Evraz has almost completed development of the new rail type. The maximum speed intended for this line is 400 km/hr.
Ilya Shirokobrod, vice-president, sales and logistics, within Evraz, explained that, the railway will be suitable for high-speed trains with speeds up to 400 km/h and an axleload of up to 170kN, ordinary 200km/h passenger trains with a 226kN axleload, and special 160km/h container trains with an axleload of up to 210kN. It means that the average axleload will be about 30% higher than on other high-speed lines in the world.
To support such a high load, Evraz ZSMK has introduced a special method of heat treatment and steel grade. Evraz says the new100m-long rails will be produced with “the highest precision for rail sections and straightness, class E surface quality, higher endurance and crack resistance, and fewer non-metallic inclusions.
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