THE HEY-BACK METHOD OF RAIL FASTENING

The Hey-Back rail fastening has two components. One is a rolled-steel base plate with parallel ribs on each side of the rail seat to hold the rails to gauge. The outer side of each rib is curved over in such a manner as to form a keyway, into which there is driven a spring steel clip. The lower side of each clip is tapered from both ends at a leading angle to facilitate its entry into the keyway; as the clip is driven in, the taper forces the clip forward, with its double bend acting as a fulcrum in the keyway, until the opposite side is exerting considerable pressure on the rail-foot. To ensure perfect contact between key and keyway, each keyway is machined to a fine tolerance. The baseplate is held down to the sleeper by coachscrews, chair-bolts, or other fastenings of a normal type. Additional information is given relating to advantages and use with timber and concrete sleepers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1962-3-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 274-75
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Fasteners; Fastenings; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Technology; Tie plates; Wood ties
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Old TRIS Terms: Clip fasteners; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037271
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM