V-CLIP RAIL FASTENING FOR CONCRETE SLEEPERS

This fastener was developed for S.H.C.-type concrete sleepers, in hope of achieving a larger working deflection than the standard S.H.C. rail-fastening. Whereas the rectangular clip has a thickness of 0.225 in. the V-clip is 0.196-in. thick, to provide a toe-deflection of 0.420 in. with a minimum toe-load of 3.4 ton. The toe-load and deflection of the rectangular clip were 0.90 tons and 0.30 in. so that the improvement effected by using the V-clip made the effect of rail, sleeper, and hoop tolerances much less significant. The V-clip is less expensive to manufacture than the standard clip and laboratory and track tests confirmed the technical advantages of the V-clip.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1965-3-19

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 245
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 121

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Costs; Fabrication; Fasteners; Fastenings; Field tests; Railroad ties; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Clip fasteners
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037858
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM