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7. Conclusion
The railroad, whose principle has remained unchanged for two centuries, has benefited, as has the entire railway system, from the development of a number of different applications: metallurgy for the rails, and civil engineering for track laying and bedding. Technological advances have increased performance in terms of rolling loads and speeds, while reducing maintenance costs and environmental impact. All track components contribute to the safety and reliability of rail traffic, at the highest level of land transport.
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Standards and norms
- Line classification – Resulting wagon load limits - UIC 700 - 11-2004
- Caractéristiques de tracé des voies parcourues par des trains de voyageurs rapides - UIC 703 - 01-1989
- Railway applications – Track – Special rails – Grooved rails and associated structural shapes - NF EN 14811/IN1 - 01-2010
- Railway applications – Track – Turnouts – Part 1: Definitions - NF EN 13232-1 - 03-2004
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