Abstract: A rail fastener includes a rail plate and a rigid stop for rail. The rail plate consists of two parts having a plane surfaces for supporting the rail and extended upward appendages bearing preferably inclined surfaces which cooperate with inclined surfaces of the rail. Each of the parts of the rail plate is placed from opposite lateral side of the rail and they both are tightened with the rail. After they are jointed, the rail fastener becomes as a single whole with rail. One of the parts of the rail plate has a recess one wall of which may be inclined. The rigid stop is mounted in advance into the support structure. When the rail with a rail plate is placed on the support structure, the recess in the rail plate straddles the rigid stop. Then a wedge is mounted into this recess. One of its ends contacts with rigid stop, other which is inclined contacts with inclined wall of the recess in the rail plate. The wedge is bolted to the support structure and pulls up the rail to the rigid stop.

Abstract: A resilient rail connection is adjustable laterally and as to height, especially for bridge and tunnel sections. An exchangeable intermediate plate and tie screws hold down the foot portion of the rail and are adapted to be screwed into a roadbed. The supporting plate supports the rail and is provided with laterally upwardly extending flanges. An elastic layer cast underneath the supporting plate rests in a recess of the roadbed. Supporting screws which extend through the flanges laterally support holding blocks, which have an oblong hole extending in a direction transverse to the rails. The holding blocks are connected to the roadbed by means of tie screws which extend through the oblong hole and the exchangeable intermediate plate as well as through the supporting plate and the elastic layer.