RAILWAY FASTENING

A rail fastening system is a means of fixing rails(track) to railroad ties or sleepers . The terms rail anchors, tie plates, chairs and track fasteners are used to refer to parts or all of a rail fastening system. The components of a rail fastening system may also be known collectively as other track material, or OTM for short.

Elements of a baseplate based rail fastening system

1. Screw for fixing plate to sleeper
2. Elastomeric pad supporting rail
3. Tension washer
4. Rail clamp
5. Tensioning bolt (nut not shown)
6. Baseplate

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