How do pandrol e clips work?

Pandrol e-clips work as self-tensioning, spring-steel fasteners that grip the rail to the sleeper using elastic force, providing continuous clamping without loosening, preventing rail movement, and protecting against thermal expansion/contraction and dynamic forces from trains. They install parallel to the rail into a baseplate and create a strong, consistent grip, reducing rail creep and rollover, essential for high-speed and heavy-haul railway safety.

How They Work (Step-by-Step):

• System Components: The system includes the spring steel e-clip, rail shoulders (fixed to the sleeper), a rail pad (for cushioning), and insulators (for electrical isolation).

• Installation: The "e"-shaped clip is driven into a socket on the baseplate, parallel to the rail.

• Elastic Clamping: As the clip is driven, its spring steel design deforms elastically, generating continuous tension.

• Self-Tensioning: This elastic force creates a constant, high clamping force on the base of the rail, holding it firmly to the sleeper.

• Dynamic Performance: When trains pass, the clips flex but maintain their grip, resisting vertical movement (like spikes might loosen) and longitudinal movement (rail creep).

• Resistance & Adaptability: The "e" shape's geometry provides both spring tension and torsional resistance, preventing rail rollover and ensuring stability under varying conditions.

Key Benefits:

• High Clamping Force: Provides superior hold compared to traditional spikes.

• Reduced Maintenance: Self-tensioning design means fewer retensioning needs.

• Prevents Rail Movement: Controls thermal expansion forces, preventing buckles or breaks.

• Versatile: Works in various track types (ballasted, slab) and with different sleepers (concrete, wood).

E rail clip provide positive and durable rail alignment under the harshest working conditions, which extend the life of railway track. Generally, e rail clips are available at the range from 18mm to 23mm diameter. Rail –e clip is usually made of spring steel. As an important type of elastic rail clips, E-rail clip has a lot of sizes, such as E1, E2, E3, E1609, E1809, E1817, E2001, E2006, E2009, E2055, E2056, etc.

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