RAIL TRACK Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way. SUBSTANCE: proposed track consists of rails connected with reinforced concrete ties laid on ballast and having section in underrail zone whose lower base is narrower than its upper surface. Rails have the form of turned over chute with side edges projecting inwards. Ties are made in form of solid spiders including central part in form of standard tie and beams of length equal to two epure pitches connected to tie over top and located along rail lines from one side and have in section the form of right angled trapezium with vertical side adjoining rail line and provided with cavity on inclined side to suit projection of edges of rail chute sides which are mounted on spider beams butt-jointed in form of double-row brickwork in plan. Spider beams are furnished on top with metal head with electric insulating gaskets, and flexible tape member is laid in clearance between rail chutes and heads. EFFECT: increased load-bearing capacity of rails, reduced requirements to load-bearing capacity of ballast layer. 2 cl, 6 dwg