Talk:Flanged T rail

any person with two cents of brains already knows that steel is strongerthan iron.User:71.240.76.151/71.240.76.15114:17,30 september 2007(UTC)

Right, because strength is such a clear term in and of itself right Strength_of_materials. As a child I used encyclopedic references all the time to gain a broader more general understanding of the world. "Brains" does not equate to accumulated knowledge. In fact the choices of materials and design is what brought me to this page. I assume that the typical cross section i see when I see train lines is the Flanged T Rail or Bullhead? What I would like to see explained is the reasoning for this shape. I suspect there's "saving on materials" but I'm still curious as to how effective this profile is, and why it stacks up to alternatives. If anyone has the energy to expand on the engineering aspects of rail tracks I for one would be very interested. --Squee-D (talk) 03:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Merge Flanged T rail into Rail profile
At the same time merge the following two as well. Peter Horn 01:22, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Vignoles rail
 * Grooved rail