What are the main types of railway fasteners

Sep 26, 2025 Leave a message

A rail fastening system, also known as rail fastening, rail fastener, railway fastening system, it is used to fix rails to railway sleeper or railroad ties, which is usually consisted of rail clips, rail anchors, railroad tie plates, chairs, fasteners, dog spikes, screw spikes, track bolts, etc. The selection of a fastening system must be made with utmost care for rail road safety can't be compromised.

 

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Rail pads

 

The function of rail pads is to spread the load from the rail to the railroad sleeper and to attenuate the loads impact from bad joints, track irregularities and faults in rolling stock. The railroad pad is usually made of rubber, of 10 mm thick, or is a plastic such as EVA between 5 mm and 10 mm thick. The stiffness of the pad is typically in the rang 40-450 kN/mm, and the 5 mm plastic pad can offer stiffness as high up to 6000 kN/mm. Low stiffness railroad pads are not recommended for use in curves sharper than about 400m radius.

 

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Rail Spike

 

Railroad spike, also know as rail spike. Railroad spikes are designed to maintain gauge between the running rails and also they are mean to secure the steel rail to the railroad tie. Rail spikes have various shapes serving for different functions. Among the various railroad spikes, dog spikes and the screw spikes are the most common types.

 

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Rail Clip

 

The rail elastic clips (also called rail clip, elastic rail clip )are used with railway sleeper to fasten rails on both sides. The rail clips are usually made of forged spring steel, which are manufactured by hot forging process. The forged rail clips are considered to be better than other metal forming process due to most uniform microstructure.

 

For meeting various needs of clients, GNEE RAIL supplies E-clips, PR clip, SKL clips, Russia rail clip, Deenik clip, Nabla spring blade, KPO rail calmp, gantrex rail clips, fast clip, crane rail clip and other special clips for rails. We have proffesional production cline to design and manufacture standard rail clips or nonstandard clips. welcome to us.

 

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GNEE RAIL offers different kinds of railway fasteners to meet client's requirements, such as Elastic Rail Clip and Clamp, Rail Screw Spike, Plastic Dowel, High Tensile Track Bolt with Nut, Rail Base(Tie) Plate, Rail Fish Plate, Railway Shoulder(Insert), Fish Bolt, Railroad Rubber and EVA Pad, etc. Samples and drawings provided by customer, we will manufacture qualified products accordingly.

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