Key Issues Related to Permanent Way in the Work of Professor Henryk Bałuch

Permanent Way is a term covering the design, construction and maintenance of railroads, including both the structure and geometric layout of the track. Under the current classification, permanent way issues fall within the field of engineering sciences, in the discipline “civil engineering, surveying and transport” [34]. This discipline combines the design, construction and operation of railways and includes issues related to earthworks engineering, railway superstructure, geometric layout of tracks and their connections, as well as any track-related facilities like bridges, flyovers and tunnels. On the other hand, a subject of research under the same discipline is the problems of rail traffic and transport organisation.