Railroad thermite welding

Why it was recommended

Railroad workers doing track maintainence routinely use thermite to repair damaged sections.

ReferenceLaforet · Original2017-09

What it covers

A short video of railroad workers in Storfors, Sweden, using thermite to weld rail sections together. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Wolfgang Lendner

Length

3 min 49 sec

Year

2011

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