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.


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    Title :

    Fastening flat-bottom track


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 99 , n 21


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    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