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Its first life is three times that of standard rail and equal to hard-faced rail. It is also guaranteed to be fully weld-restorable for multiple lives using British Steel’s patented process.
British Steel's ML330 offers the best wear resistance and restorability of any grooved rail on the market. With a hardness of 320–360HB, ML330 provides considerable benefits to tramway networks by postponing rail renewal and further reducing life cycle costs.
The ML330 grooved rail is unique and much longer lasting than other available grades due to:
British Steel have developed a patented weld repair process. The low pre-heat weld restoration process is now being successfully employed to restore grooved rail in tramway networks throughout Europe. The process is ideal for rebuilding worn grooved rail in track to:
A welding technique requiring low pre-heating offers significant advantages:
Restoration of the ML330 grooved rail using this process has been evaluated by the University of Cambridge. The results validate the principles of the welding process and the integrity of the welds done on ML330.
British Steel offer advice and consultancy to tramway networks on a wide range of rail welding issues. By sharing their expertise, they can help customers reduce the life cycle costs of renewal and maintenance.