Table 4 Wear distribution of rail profile in straight turnout.

From: Numerical simulations and experimental analysis of high-speed turnout rails wear models

Lateral position /mm

10.2

12.1

14.1

16.1

18.0

20.2

22.2

23.4

24.2

26.1

28.3

30.1

Vertical position /10− 1mm

Original Profile

− 7.81

− 5.83

− 4.33

− 3.21

− 2.21

− 1.26

− 0.54

− 0.16

0.05

0.50

0.85

1.0

Traditional

− 7.92

− 6.29

− 5.41

− 4.94

− 4.59

− 4.24

− 3.78

− 3.44

− 3.24

− 2.36

− 0.82

0.23

Traction

− 8.04

− 6.78

− 6.12

− 5.74

− 5.38

− 4.87

− 4.34

− 4.02

− 3.85

− 3.03

− 1.53

− 0.52

Measurement

− 8.32

− 7.13

− 6.55

− 6.22

− 5.87

− 5.40

− 4.89

− 4.56

− 4.33

− 3.49

− 2.11

− 0.93