New Flat Bottom Rail

[Ploughman]

The NYMR has just taken delivery of a batch of new FB Rail as we have done many times before.
However this time round I noticed that the cut rail ends have all been spray painted Black.

Is there a reason for this?
Oxidisation prevention maybe.
Or some other reason.

 

[John Webb]

From reading the latest CE blog on the NYMR website, I think these rails are to be welded to form a new stretch of CWR line. Have the ends been painted to protect them against corrosion so that on doing the welds the paint burns off to give clean ends for a better weld?

 

[edwin_m]

If that's the case then they either missed a bit or the paint has been damaged or rusted through.

 

[Ploughman]

These rails were painted prior to delivery to the NYMR probably at Scunthorpe.
In 20 years on renewals on Network or 35 years with NYMR PWay I have not seen this before.

THe rails themselves are now offloaded on site at Farwath near Levisham. More being delivered next week.

 

[DarloRich]

Are they new or second hand?

 

[Ploughman]

Brand new, not even had time to go rusty before they were delivered to Newbridge.
Bit different now after a few days in the open.