BRITISH METAL PLATE SLEEPERS

A description of six types of British-made cast-iron plate sleepers is presented and their advantages noted. Severe breaking tests on both the bull-head and flat-bottom standard-gauge plates have proved that each individual plate has a safety factor of at least 100 percent. These cast-iron sleepers will last 100 percent longer than their wooden counterparts. The complete sleeper can be made up, readily inserted in the track, and the rail positioned in the jaws and keyed up.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1946-4-19

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 429-431
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 84

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Creep; Economics; Fastenings; Maintenance of way; Maintenance personnel; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Steel; Structural design; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast; Track design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail creep; Steel cross ties
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037951
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM