There are many buildings and things named after a person or other things in real life. Similarly, many railroad components and equipments named from animals for different reasons. Some of them are similar in appearance and others because of same principle. As a professional manufacturer of railroad components, GNEE RAIL will make a summary of the railroad component and equipments named after animals.
Fishplate
Rail joint is used to connect the ends of two rails and bond them together. Rail joint has got another name- railway fishplate. Railway fishplate is so-called because cross section of rail joint is made into the shape of fish tail at the very beginning. Under the action of fish bolt, railway fishplate is pressed tight, and the ends of rails were fastened. Then heavy steel rail appear, there is change and improvement on the cross section of rail joints. But this unique name-railway fishplate is still use today.
UIC standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| UIC864-4& UIC864-8 | Chinese steel grade 40# | U79–UIC54, U85–UIC60 | 550-650Mpa | N/A | ≥18% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
DIN standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| DIN5902-1995 | Chinese steel grade Q235/Chinese steel grade Q295 | S30 for FL30 rail, S33 for FL33 rail, S41 for FL41 rail, S49 for FL49 rail, FL10, FL14, FL18, FL20, FL41-54 | ≥ 375 Mpa | ≥ 235 Mpa | ≥ 21% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Chinese standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| TB/T2345-2008 | Chinese steel grade 55# | 43, 52, 60, 75 | ≥ 785Mpa | ≥ 520Mpa | ≥ 9% | ≥ 20% | HBW 227-388 | 30 degree, no crack |
BS standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| BS47-1 | Chinese steel grade 40# | BS75R, BS80A, BS90A, BS100A, BS113A | 550-650Mpa | N/A | ≥ 18% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dog spikes
Dog spike is one type of the railroad spikes, its function is fix rail to railroad ties in the track. In the time of wooden sleeper, the dog spike is the special rail product for fastening steel rails. The dog spike has two lugs on the head, which looks like dog's head, that's why it called dog spike. It has been said that the dog spike guard the steel rails loyally like a dog. This is perhaps a literary praise for dog spikes.
Dog Spike Specification
| Specification | Material | Surface | Standard |
| 5/8*6 '' | A3,Q235, 45#,55#, etc | According to customer needs. | According to customer's drawings or samples. |
| 9/16*5-1/2 '' | |||
| 3/8''*3-1/2 '' | |||
| 1/2*3-1/2 | |||
| Other kinds |
Besides, there are many other rail components, such as rail clip, tie plate, fish bolt, etc. all rail components keep the rail safe together.
GNEE RAIL is a global supplier of railway fasteners. Our main products include spring clips, rail clips, rubber pads, bolts and nuts, gauge blocks, fish bolts, and other railway fasteners. We offer a variety of fastening systems tailored to track conditions and customer needs.
Send your special customization requirements to GNEE.
