ABSTRACT
Messrs Fuch s an d Dumon t wer e unfortunatel y unabl e t o atten d and , a s a result , there was n o presentatio n o r discussion of thei r interesting paper .
Mr Bier described hi s considerabl e experienc e o f continuous welde d rails o n Dutch railways . Dutc h policy afte r the war was to get rid of rail joints an d now 90% of track is CWR. H e mentione d th e very large forces involved (700 kN per rail) and the en d ancho r requirements, whic h us e 6 0 m o f trac k an d undergo u p t o 6 0 m m movement.
