RAILWAY TRACK Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway construction engineering. SUBSTANCE: fastening of rail to sleepers without using bolts. Railway track has rails 1 mounted on sleepers by means of fasteners 4. Each sleeper in under-rail zone is made up of two parts with split line between them coinciding with vertical axis of rail 1. Between rails sleeper is made up of several additional sections. Middle section 8 of them is wedge-shaped in its longitudinal direction and its sharpened portion faces downwards. Additional sections are interconnected by means of lateral fastening members 3 inserted through coaxial holes provided in aforesaid portions and sections of sleeper. Vibration isolating liners 6 are placed in splits between portions and sections of sleeper and also between rail foot and sleeper components. Each rail fastener 4 is made in the form of clamp integrated by its lower end in corresponding part of sleeper, and by its protruding end embracing rail foot. Lower end of clamp is connected with lateral fastening members and is provided with horizontal anchor 7. Internal surfaces between sleeper components in under-rail zone are flat. EFFECT: high efficiency. 1 cl, 2 dwg