welding the railway line

this is how you weld the train traks together

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• thermit
• weld
• welding
• train
• track
• rails
• trains

[laylafromswansea]

How much can you expect to get paid for this type of work?

[aidyh1]

for our firm around £25000a year

[kkbose]

why this type of welding why not arc,mig some say this is old what is newer technique

[aidyh1]

this is thermit cast welding very strong

[vmelkon]

Why weld the tracks? I though they are suppose to leave some space between the metal sections for expansion and contraction to occur, as weather changes.

[aidyh1]

we weld the tracks for a smoother ride for the passengers as there are no joints and less maintainance for us as the joinbts get a lot of hammering off the trains and need constant attention. were you get welded sections we fit breathers 2 miles apart thats were the contraction and expansion occurs

[unioniw111]

you guys should try welding them with an arc welder union iron workers do on overhead crane rail

[sammythesnake1986]

what qualifications do you need?

[AlvinAZ]

Cool nice shot of the pre-heating of the molds and rail-ends also the pour. Heck to the eye in full sun is looks 2 inches in diameter, with goggles it's a measly 1/4" at best. :)

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[gt102simon]

This vid is now dated and the thermit SUC is the only way to weld..LOL

[walluvsrum22]

I am a welder 4 the railway & there is 2 types of welding (SKVF)thermit and Butaye(one shot),The one shotis easier but the thermit has less defects

[maskedman1218]

i work on the railway and there are 2 way to weld rails

[1961sd]

Thermite is the ONLY way on the main line!

[granudisimo]

You´ll probably need something like a kamehame welding machine if you want to weld a railway line with just an arc, today there´s only one way to weld that fat bastard piece of steel and it´s in that video.