Abstract: In an infrastructure for a railway track with continuous elastic support, the two rail (1) forming the track rest with their lateral limiting surfaces beneath the rail head, via elastic intermediate layers (3), against inner lateral limiting surfaces of a frame consisting of two frame halves (4, 5). The frame is located in a trough (6) embedded in a concrete plate (2) running longitudinally underneath the rails (1). Between a frame half (5) and a lateral wall (6R) of the trough (6) a wedge (7) is provided, pointing downwards with its narrower end and which can be tightened by screws (8).

Abstract: An infrastructure for railway tracks with continuous elastic support has two rails forming the track supported via elastic intermediate layers with their lateral limiting surfaces located underneath the rail head against the inner lateral limiting surfaces of a frame consisting of two frame halves and underneath each rail a longitudinal plate consisting of concrete. One of the frame halves rests against a first lateral wall of a trough while the other frame half rests via a wedge against the second lateral wall of the trough.

Abstract: A ground-borne noise and vibration damping system in which is a track bed formed with rails for a railway vehicle and generating noise and vibration, a structure is to be protected against the noise and vibration; and a damper for ground-borne noise and vibration is embedded vertically in the ground and interposed between the track bed and the structure. The damper has two upright rigid concrete plates defining a vertical gap between them, and an elastic mat sandwiched between the concrete plates and in contact therewith.

Abstract: The upper part of an elastomeric mat acting as a sound-damping element below a bed of ballast in a track support assembly is provided with a single layer of a knit, preferably a multiaxial warp knit fabric which, in part, protects the body of the mat against deterioration by penetration of the stones therethrough and provides high tensile strength in substantially all directions for the mat.

Abstract: A sound-damping rail assembly for a track for rail vehicles comprises a rail having a pair of downwardly converging flanks below its head and above its base. The rail is received in a frame with downwardly inclined sides, the flanks being braced against these sides by elastomeric layers which are interposed between the flanks and the sides. A further elastic layer can be provided between the base or foot of the rail and the inner supporting surface of the frame and such layers may completely envelop the rail except for the head.

Abstract: A rail support comprises a ribbed plate having smaller and greater sides and predetermined width and length, the width of the ribbed plate being measured in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation of rails to be supported while the length of the ribbed plate being measured in the direction of elongation of the rails, the width of the ribbed plate being greater than the length of the same, the ribbed plate being provided with openings for passage of connecting elements for connecting the ribbed plate to a foundation, a substantially flat rubber body arranged under the ribbed plate so as to support the latter and having smaller and greater sides and width and length, the length of the rubber body corresponding to the length of the ribbed plate while the width of the rubber body being greater than the width of the ribbed plate so that the rubber body at its small sides extend outwardly beyond the ribbed plate at the small sides of the latter, a shell-shaped frame enclosing the rubber body at its al

Abstract: A road bed for railway rails comprises a ballast underlayment mat in the form of a body of elastomeric material. The mat has, at its bottom, prominent projecting parts of the elastomeric material and is covered by stone ballast. At least one fiber fleece layer on the top of the mat limits penetration of the stone ballast into the elastomeric material.

Abstract: A mat comprising an elastic material which serves as an underlay for a ballast bed of crushed stone, metallic particles, or the like is provided with a plurality of projections on its underside and with an upper layer of a material different from the elastic material. This upper layer on the upper side of the mat advantageously comprises a strong fabric. Particularly the upper layer may comprise a multilayered fabric with inlay layers of elastic material positioned between the individual layers of the multilayer fabric as well as a coverying layer of a softer material on the upper surface of the upper layer of the mat. The fabric of the upper layer of the mat advantageously comprises a water and rot resistant plastic material, such as a polyamide.

Abstract: A wheel set for railway vehicles, especially high speed railway vehicles in which hollow shaft sections on a shaft are connected by an elastic coupling for limited relative angular displacement of the wheels. The elastic coupling is of the deformable elastomeric, viscoelastic or hydraulic type.

Abstract: A mounting for one rail of a pair of railroad rails having inner sides turned toward each other and outer sides turned away from each other comprises a base supported on the ground under the one rail and formed with an upwardly open recess having inner and outer base side flanks respectively generally under and parallel to the inner and outer sides and end base flanks extending between the side base flanks and transverse to the rail. These side flanks form with the vertical an angle normally between 0.degree. and 10.degree. different from the angle of between 15.degree. and 80.degree. of the end flanks. An insert is attached to the rail, received in the recess, and has respective side and end insert flanks juxtaposed with, generally parallel to, and spaced from the respective base flanks. Respective side and end elastomeric bodies lie between the base and insert flanks and supporting the insert in the recess of the base.

Abstract: A mount for a railroad rail having an inner side turned toward another such rail and an outer side turned away from the other rail has a one-piece base supported on the ground under the one rail and formed with an upwardly open recess having inner and outer base flanks respectively generally under and parallel to the inner and outer sides, the outer base flank being formed as an inwardly overhanging ridge. An insert attached to the rail and received in the recess has respective inner and outer insert edges, the former of which is overhung by the ridge. An elastomeric body lies between the inner flank and inner edge and supports the insert in the base. Due to the overhang of the base edge, it is possible to make the base in one piece at least outward from a location underneath the rail. Thus there is no need to make the base from two parts split along a horizontal plane and requiring tedious assembly in the field.

Abstract: A railroad bed has an elastomeric mat which supports the ballast and on which the sleepers and rails are mounted. The mat has an upper surface formed by a metal or plastic sheet which prevents penetration of the ballast into the elastomeric body.

Abstract: A rail-mounting assembly in which a rigid member supporting the rail is received with clearance in an opening of an overlying rigid body. The clearance has downwardly and inwardly inclined flanks which bear upon a rubber-metal support damping sound, shock and vibration.