How heavy is a railway track anchor

Aug 29, 2025 Leave a message

Rail anchors are applied to the rail base directly and lodge up against the tie, they are equipped to fasten rail track on the base plate and sleepers, it is designed in one-piece construction to prevent the rail from longitudinal movements, as"creeping" of the rail, which caused by changing temperature, grades, traffic patterns, and braking action of trains.

 

rail fasteners

 

Railroad anchors  specifications

 

rail fastening

 

Material 60Si2MnA;45#;QT500-7;QT450-10
weight 0.64kg-2.24kg
Production engineering Forging, casting
Standard BS,DIN,ISO,GB,JIS.
Surface treatment Zinc-plated, sandblasting, plain
Certificate ISO9001
Size customer's drawing

 

For heavy rail tracks such as 50kg, 70lb, 80lb, and 90/91lb, the best option for steel material is 60Si2MnA.

 

Type Material Weight(g/pc)
50Kg 60Si2MnA 800
70LB 60Si2MnA 800
85LB 60Si2MnA 800
90/91LB 60Si2MnA 800

 

Available types of rail anchors

 

Rail anchors vary in shapes, such as Improved Fair, Unit V or Channeled, with processing way of rolling, forging or casting. The latter two types are usually produced by casting, due to its complicated bending.

 

rail clip

 

Russian Rail Anchor:The Russian rail anchor is a kind of casting product used in the construction of railway. It is made of QT400-15 materials. Its mechanical properties in the as-cast state are fully compliant to the standard TOCT 7293-85.


We produce different types of rail anchors to compromise different rail sections including 85LB, 90LB, 115RE, 132REm UIC54, UIC60, 50kg, etc.

 

rail fastening

 

GNEE RAIL manufactures railway fasteners and standard components. We manufacture kinds of Railway Screw Spike, Clip and Clamp, High Tensile Bolt with Nut and Washer, Rail Base(Tie) Plate, Rail Fish Plate, Rail Shoulder, Rail Screw and Spike, Fish Bolt with Nut and Washer, Rail Dowel, Rubber and EVA Pad, Crane Rail and Light Rail and Other rail fasteners parts.Contact us for more product information.