Table 5 Wear distribution of rail profile in lateral turnout.

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

Lateral position /mm

-34.9

-31.6

-29.2

-26.9

-24.8

-21.9

-18.9

-15.9

-12.7

-9.7

-6.5

-3.5

Vertical position /mm

Original Profile

-13.41

-7.04

-5.04

-3.80

-3.16

-2.50

-1.94

-1.51

-1.15

-0.92

-0.78

-0.66

Traditional

-13.49

-7.55

-5.73

-4.55

-3.86

-3.06

-2.40

-1.88

-1.45

-1.19

-0.97

-0.82

Traction

-13.50

-7.59

-5.77

-4.60

-3.91

-3.10

-2.43

-1.90

-1.47

-1.20

-0.98

-0.83

Measurement

-13.52

-7.65

-5.84

-4.65

-3.96

-3.15

-2.50

-1.96

-1.52

-1.27

-1.05

-0.89