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Hello! I am a 40-year-old Open University student studying engineering who likes old cars, old bikes, old trains and other stuff, and am not currently working at the moment having been made redundant a wee while ago.
Although I live in West Yorkshire now, I used to live within listening distance of the West Highland Line, and regularly listened to the sounds of 37s chugging past when I lay awake in bed at night.

I'm doing my final year project on contact fatigue in rails (it'll probably morph into a study of guage corner cracking) because I want to understand steel better - what area of the forum would be best to ask questions about this in?

Hello Addled Student and welcome to the Railway Forum. Nothing quite like been awake at night and hearing trains going past, steam or diesel.
Sorry I am not up on contact fatigue, but there are some very clued up members on this site who will go out of their way to help where they can.

Quite a specialised question. I know a few people in the rail industry who are not on this site.

One is a retired railway engineer. If you can give me a specific question I will ask next time I meet up with him

Welcome to the Forum Addled Student. Hope you get some answers!

Best wishes,

John H-T.

A warm welcome from me too and hope you find your answers. most on here will go the extra mile to help anyone and I would say you have come to the right place. look forward to your posts
Best wishes
Phil

Hi and welcome

If it helps i am a ultrasonic team leader at networkrail and test Rail contact fatigue ,any question just yell and i'll have a go at helping you out if not i might know someone that doe's

All the best,Ian

Many thanks for your replies - although I looked at my first posting and thought "who's this 40-year-old?" - I'm still getting used being 40!

Welcome to the forum :)

And a warm welcome from me too...