What are the functions of rail pads

Aug 13, 2025 Leave a message

A rail pad, also called rail sole plate, rail rubber plate, is designed between the rail tie plate and rail foot, made by an elastic polyurethane mat, which is interposed between steel rails and tie sleepers to protect the sleeper top from wearing and impacting. Its defined stiffness is used to increase the elasticity of the ballast superstructure and reduce vibration and shock in the railway system.

 

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GNEE RAILWAY have developed a range of high-performance elastic rail pads for stiffness requirements and various application areas-from trams through standard gauge railways to heavy haul lines, especially those for E-type rail fastening systems and SKL type rail fastening systems with material of HDPE/EVA/Rubber.

 

rail pad

 

GNEE RAILWAY RAILWAYL railway fasteners and standard components. As a leading railway fasteners manufacturers in China,with production license of Chinese railway Ministry, advanced technology, high precision inspection instruments and service, our products have been widely exported the USA, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, the UK, India, and South Africa etc.

 

We can provide products according to customers drawings and samples.Our main products are as following:

 

1. Screw spike/Coach screw/Drive screw/Sleeper Screw, Dog spike/Railroad spike/Lock spike/Cut spike,etc.

 

2. Rail clip/ Tension clamp/ E, R, SKL clip/ Pandrol clip/ Deenik clip

 

3. Swivel Bolts/ Track Bolt/ Special bolts/ U bolts/ J bolts/ Anchor bolts/ Foundation bolts/ Stud bolts/ Rod bolts/ Curved bolts/ Tunnel bolts

 

4. Tie plate/ Base plate / Rail plate/ Rail fixing base/ Rail Pads/ Sole plate/ Sole pad

 

5. Fish plate / Joint bar / Rail joint/ Splice Bar

 

6. Track bolt/ T bolt / Rail bolt/ Clamp bolt/ Inserted bolt/ Clip bolt/ Fish bolt/ Square bolt/ Rod bolt /Rail joint bolt

 

7. Clamp plate/ Rail spring clamp/ Anchor plate/ Steel clip

 

8. Rail Shoulder/ Rail sleeper Inserts/ Rail Anchors for rail sleepers

 

9. Plastic dowel / Guide plate/ Nylon insert