What is the anchor in the railway track

Aug 27, 2025 Leave a message

Railroad anchor is also called rail anchor, or railroad tie anchor. It is placed under the rail bottoms and clamp the rails with its curved design. Its side is pressed against the sleeper. The rail anchors are made in one piece from spring steel which can fasten the rails by providing friction, elasticity, and locking action.

 

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GNEE RAIL manufactures different types of rail anchors from special T shaped spring steel, after the forging and heat treatment it has advantage of uniform strength and lasting service.GNEE RAIL supplies rail anchors that fit various rail section dimensions such as 85LB, 90LB, 115RE, 132RE UIC54, UIC60, 50kg, etc. The products are manufactured based on high standards and have passed the ISO9001 certificate, proving to compete in different conditions.

 

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Rail anchors specifications

 

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Type Used in 50Kg, 85Kg,90/91LB, 115RE /136RE ,UIC54 & UIC60 rail, or other types upon customers' drawings.
Material 60Si2MnA 45# QT500-7
Chemical composition(%)     C:3.60-3.80, Mn:≤0.6, Si:2.50-2.90, P:≤0.08, S:≤0.025
C:0.56-0.64, Mn:0.60-0.90, Si:1.60-2.00, Cr:≤0.35, P:≤0.03, S:≤0.03 C:0.42-0.50, Mn:0.50-0.80, Si:0.17-0.37, Cr:≤0.25, P:≤0.035, S:≤0.035
   
Surface plain (oiled),color painting, zinc painted or HDG
Standard AS1085.10-20002 , DIN, ISO-9001

 

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