Use of elastic Rail Spike by British Railways to absorb rail movements and prolong life of ties and track components; laminated to give flexibility under low stress, spike is made from one piece of silco manganese steel bar; it is driven until head makes contact with rail foot, then further 3/16 in., which flexes head and puts proportionate pressure on rail base.
Fastening flat-bottom track
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 99 , n 21
1953
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Flat-bottom track in Great Britain
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Flat-bottom track in Great Britain
Engineering Index Backfile | 1944
Flat-bottom track in Great Britain
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Flat-bottom track in Great Britain
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Flat-bottom track in Great Britain
Engineering Index Backfile | 1944