Abstract: The invention provides a base plate, and a fastener equipped with such a base plate, whose weight is minimized and whose stiffness is optimised on the one hand and which is suitable for being supported on an elastic intermediate layer on the other hand. To this end, a base plate according to the invention for fastening a rail to a fixed bottom support has, the base plate being made of a plastics material and a stiffening structure which is formed by ribs and by depressions present between the ribs being formed or molded in the underside of the base plate, which underside is associated with the fixed bottom support, depressions of the stiffening structure being closed off, in accordance with the invention, by a filling material.

Abstract: A railway rail support has a fixing plate with a flat body with an upper surface for receiving a rail, left and right fixing portions and front and rear extended support portions respectively extending from opposite sides of the body, and a through hole at a center portion of the body. A buffering plate for elastically supporting a lower portion of the fixing plate has a support portion for projecting through the through hole of the fixing plate to an upper surface protruded beyond the upper surface of the fixing plate, whereby to decrease impact of the rail.

Abstract: A sole, ribbed or slide chair plate for a foot of a railroad rail provided with two spaced flat bearing surfaces between which is a concave surface allowing for non tipping of the rail when in place if the bottom of the rail has a convex surface and a shim fitting on top of the plate having a top surface composed of two spaced flat bearing surfaces between which is a concave surface.

Abstract: A rail mount has a metal frame in which a rigid mounting plate to which a rail is attached and received with all around clearance on a rubber plate and surrounded by a rubber strip so that the thickness of the rubber plate is 1/8 to 1/3 the thickness of the mounting plate, the thickness of the mounting plate is 2/3 to 7/8 of the height of the frame and the rubber strip has a width which is 0.5 to 0.8 times the height of the rubber strip.

Abstract: An elastic rail pad to be positioned between a tie and a rail includes a first portion to be positioned beneath a foot of the rail at the field side thereof, a second portion to be positioned beneath the rail foot at the gauge side thereof, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second portions and having a dimension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal dimension of the rail less than dimensions of the first and second portions in such direction. The first, second and connecting portions of the pad are in the form of a single, integral member formed of a relatively stiff elastomeric material having the properties of high resistance to wear and tangential shear forces, high elastic memory and elastic stability over a wide range of varying temperatures.

Abstract: A substantially load free anchor lock fastening assembly for fastening a floating rail to a railroad tie which comprises an anchor lock plate which is adapted to be attached to an existing railroad tie plate or rail support, the tie plate having a rail support central channel area and shoulder areas which extend in opposite directions from the rail support central channel area, at least one of the shoulder areas being provided with an anchor lock plate which extends beyond the side of the tie, and above the base of the rail, and a rail anchor of unitary construction containing a first portion adapted to wedge against the base of the rail and a second portion adapted to take leverage against the side of the tie, the rail anchor being overlapped by the anchor locks outside the base edge of the rail with a small gap being maintained between the anchor and the anchor lock whereby rail rotation and rail uplift are controlled without adding strain to that portion of the anchor which is in contact with the tie and l

Abstract: Disclosed is a rail fastening device particularly suitable for fastening a long rail to a wooden tie, comprising: a flat bellows-shaped intermediate member having tie-mounting parts provided at constant distances; a spike member for securing each of the tie-mounting parts to a tie; a bolt for securing a rail to the intermediate member; and a plate spring clip adapted to strongly hold the base portion of the rail supported by the bolt.

Abstract: A tie plate for mounting railroad track rails on track ties in which the tie plate is formed from a corrosion resistant resilient polymer of dry self-lubricating characteristics, in which the tie plate has its upper side shaped to define along either side of the plate bearing surface to be engaged by the rail base a pair of flexible ridges each defining a flexible lip, with such lips opposing each other and terminating in a marginal edge projecting over the tie plate bearing surface. The tie plate ridges each define under their respective lips an upstanding side wall, which side walls oppose each other and are spaced apart and of a height to closely receive the rail base side edges therebetween when the rail is applied to the tie plate.

Abstract: A railway tie plate has at least one rib to locate a railway rail and two arches under which parts of rail clips can be driven parallel to the rib. It can be made by deformation of a conventional tie plate designed for use with fastening devices for holding the rail on to the tie plate other than rail clips which are driven parallel to the rail.

Abstract: A railway tie plate has at least one rib to locate a railway rail and two arches under which parts of rail clips can be driven parallel to the rib. It can be made by deformation of a conventional tie plate designed for use with fastening devices for holding the rail on to the tie plate other than rail clips which are driven parallel to the rail.