DIRECT FIXATION ASSEMBLIES The Journal of Pandrol Rail Fastenings 2006/2007 1 DIRECT FIXATION ASSEMBLIES DIRECT FIXATION ASSEMBLIES PANDROL VANGUARD Baseplate Installed on Guangzhou Metro ..........................................pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 PANDROL VANGUARD Baseplate By L. Liu, Director, Track Construction, Guangzhou Metro, Guangzhou, P.R. of China Installed on Guangzhou Metro Extension of the Docklands Light Railway to London City Airport (CARE project) ..............pages 8, 9, 10 PANDROL DOUBLE FASTCLIP installation on the Arad Bridge ................................................pages 11, 12 By L. Liu, Director, Track Construction, Guangzhou Metro, Guangzhou, P.R. of China PANDROL VIPA SP installation on Nidelv Bridge in Trondheim, Norway ..............................pages 13,14,15 by Stein Lundgreen, Senior Engineer, Jernbanverket Head Office The city of Guangzhou is the third largest track form has to be used to control railway VANGUARD vibration control rail fastening The Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) goes High Tech with Rail Fastener............pages 16, 17, 18 in China, has more than 10 million vibration transmission in environmentally baseplates on Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro by Edward Montgomery, Senior Engineer, Delaware River Port Authority / PACTO inhabitants and is situated in the south of sensitive areas. Pandrol VANGUARD system has system (Figure 1) in China was carried out in the country near Hong Kong. Construction been selected for these requirements on Line 3 January 2005. The baseplates were installed in of a subway network was approved in and Line 4 which are under construction. place of the existing fastenings in a tunnel on PANDROL FASTCLIP 1989 and construction started in 1993. Five the southbound track between Changshoulu years later, the city, in the south of one of PANDROL VANGUARD TRIAL ON and Huangsha stations. Construction of the new LGV-Est — High Speed Connecting Central Europe ......................pages 19, 20, 21 the world’s most populous countries, could GUANGZHOU METRO LINE 1 Measurements of track deflection and boast a two-line metro system, which uses A track trial of 192 m length of Pandrol vibration in the tunnel and surface vibration Main Southern Line New South Wales, Australia—installation of ........................................pages 22, 23, 24, 25 some of the latest light-rail technology, by Kerry Christie, Construction Manager South West, Rail Infrastructure Corporation - 2005 and was a model for a completely 2 Jiangxia integrated project. Line 1 opened in 1999 Xingshi has a total length of 18.5 km with 16 Guangzhoutiyuguan PROJECTS stations, of which 16km are underground Yuanjing 3 Tianhekeyunzhan with 14 stations below ground, and runs Sanyuanli 1 Guang Zhou Dong Zhan Wushan Light Rail Helps Solve Capacity Crisis ......................................................................................pages 26, 27, 28 from the Guanghzou Iron and Steel Works Guangzhouhuochezhan 3 (Railway Station) by Ddr Eng Ion Dedu, Infrastructure Manager, Regia Autonoma de Transport Bucurestiet. in the south-western suburb of Fangcun, Yuexiugongyuan Huashi crosses the Pearl River, and traverses the Jiniantang Linhexi Tiyuzhonggxin Gongyuanqian Lieshi- Gangding Pandrol VIPA-SP Track-Support for Leven Viaduct in Cumbria...................................................pages 29, 30, 31 busy commercial district along Zhongshan Chenjiaci lingyuan Yangji Shipaiqiao Road to the East Railway Station, which is Ximenkou Nongjiangsuo Dongshankou Tiyuxilu Changshoulu the terminus for the main line to Hong Haizhuguangchang Zhujiangxincheng Kong. Line 2 is 23.3km long with 20 Huangsha Shiergong stations, 17 of which are underground. Chigangta Fangcun Construction started in 1999 and opened in Jiangnanxi Xiaogang Lujiang Chigang Xinggangdong 2 April 2003. A third 36 km Line 3, consisting Huadiwan Pazhouta Zhongda Kecun Modiesha Pazhou 4 of 23 stations, will run from the city’s Kengkou Tianhe Railway Station and cross the Pearl Datang Guanzhou River to the city’s Panyu District, located at 1 Xilang VANGUARD Lijiao the mouth of the Pearl River. Line 3, site Daxuecheng Contents described as a high speed light rail line, Xiajiao began construction in 2002. Opening date Xiaoguwei Dashi is scheduled for 2006. Further expansion is 4 Xinzao proposed with the 18km Line 4 from Guangzhou Metro Hanxi Science Town to Pazhou and Line 5, Line 1 running for 35km from the new Line 2 under construction Shiqiao Front Cover: ‘Track Construction on the new LGV Est.’ Guangzhou Baiyun Airport to East Railway Line 3 under construction The Moselle Viaduct is the longest bridge in Phase 1 of the Station in Guangzhou. A total of 7 lines Line 4 under construction LGV Est, with a length of 1510 metres and height of 20 metres. 3 Panyuguangchang and 206 km are planned for the final build- 2004© UrbanRail.Net (R. Schwandl) Track Report is published by Pandrol Rail Fastenings Ltd., Pandrol Rail Fastenings gratefully acknowledge the out. Contrary information cites a 5 line 63 Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AR England. co-operation of all those contributing to the production Telephone: +44 1932 834500 of this journal and who have given permission for the use system with 129 km to be completed by Telefax: +44 1932 850858 of photographs. 2010. E-mail: [email protected] The technical information given in ‘Track Report’ Website: http://www.pandrol.com was correct at the time of printing, but the company Owing to the proximity of the railway to PANDROL, PANDROL FASTCLIP, PANDROL ‘e’ Clip and undertakes a continuing programme of research residential, commercial, educational and PANDROL VIPA are registered trademarks of Pandrol and development, and improvements may have since Limited. VANGUARD is a trademark of Pandrol Ltd except been introduced. hospital developments it is often necessary to in North America where this name is used by Nortrak for attenuate noise and vibration levels to a a check rail design. minimum in order to satisfy environmental requirements. A high level of vibration isolation Figure 1 Guangzhou Metro Route Map 3 DIRECT FIXATION ASSEMBLIES DIRECT FIXATION ASSEMBLIES Figure 2 Pandrol VANGUARD installed in a tunnel on Guangzhou Metro Line 1 Figure 3 VANGUARD clamping tool (Note that conventional fasteners were removed from intermediate positions before measurements were made) above the tunnel under traffic were made over more conventional rail fastenings is that is The traffic was 6 car EMUs with an axle load foot divided by distance between field-side and before and after the installation. The allows significantly greater vertical deflections of approximately 16 tonnes and the maximum gauge side vertical transducers). The lateral measurements show that significant reductions under traffic without an unacceptable traffic frequency was 15 trains per hour during deflection of the rail head was estimated by in the vibration level on the track slab and at accompanying degree of rail roll and without peak period operation. The track speed is about multiplying the rail roll by an appropriate factor Buildings Buildings the surface immediately above the tunnel were increasing the overall rail height. A special 70 km/h. All measurements were made under derived from the geometry of the rail section and achieved when the Pandrol VANGUARD clamping tool is used to assemble/ disassemble normal service passenger traffic at peak adding the corresponding average lateral AS2 AS1 fastenings were installed. the system as shown in Figure 3. operating hours. deflection of the rail foot. The geometry factor The motivation for the trials was that the The dynamic stiffness between 5kN and Measurements of track vibration were also used in the calculation was the ratio between the Pandrol VANGUARD system was being 35kN of the Pandrol VANGUARD baseplate made on the northbound track between height of the gauge corner of the rail and half 2.3m considered as an alterative to floating slab designed for Guangzhou Metro is 6.0 MN/m. Jiniantang and Yuexiugongyuan stations on the the width of the base. track. As well as ground borne vibration, This very low stiffness system reduces vibration Guangzhou Metro Line 2. The test site has about With the existing fastening system, the net 13m airborne noise in trains running in the tunnel transmission to the supporting structure and 198m of floating slab. These measurements were average rail vertical and maximum rail head needs to be considered. hence into the ground. made in the same way, and using the same lateral deflections are 0.131mm and 0.146mm equipment so that the vibration levels of the respectively. With Pandrol VANGUARD PANDROL VANGUARD RAIL TRACK DEFLECTION AND track with Pandrol VANGUARD system can be baseplates, the net average rail vertical and FASTENING SYSTEM VIBRATION compared with a floating slab track. maximum rail head lateral deflections are Pandrol VANGUARD is a rail fastening system in The deflections and accelerations of both rails The vertical deflections of the rail foot on the 3.91mm and 0.220mm respectively. which the rail is supported by elastic wedges were measured. The vibration level was also field side and the gauge side were first averaged The data shows that the Pandrol Northbound tunnel Southbound tunnel under its head. The wedges are in turn held in measured on the slab, the wall in the tunnel and to estimate the vertical deflections of the rail VANGUARD fastening system is a lot more 13.3m (Vanguard track) place by cast iron brackets, which are fastened at the surface of Dadi Old Street, a pedestrian centre. Rail roll has been calculated by compliant in the vertical direction than the to a baseplate. The baseplate is rigidly fixed street, above the tunnel in which the Pandrol subtracting the gauge side deflections at the rail system it replaces, while rail roll and lateral down to the track foundation as shown in VANGUARD installation was made. Figure 4 foot edge from field side deflections, dividing by deflection are only slightly increased and remain Figure 2. The principal advantage of the system shows the position of the surface measurements. two and multiplying by a geometry factor (rail at quite acceptable levels.