Railways Recovery In TW2000

[stg58fal]

Originally Posted by Targan

The question I have is can welded rail be adversely affected by extreme cold? Do rails contract in the cold as much as they expand in the heat, and if so, do the welds crack?

Yes, but not to the extent that they are affected by heat. There's no cold equivalent to the pic you shared.

Welds can crack, yes. That's probably a combination of several factors. I've seen a few broken welds, but thus far breaks have usually been somewhere else.

[kalos72]

The other thing here is how fast you intend to run on those tracks?

I mean in open country, unsecured areas, I doubt you will be running at high speeds. I would think slow enough to be able to see things ahead of you pretty easily.

Speed on damaged or poorly maintained tracks would be important as well...