What type of sleeper is the rail tie plate suitable for?

Rail tie plates are suitable for a variety of sleepers, including wooden sleepers, steel sleepers, and concrete sleepers. They are used to distribute the load from the rail to the sleeper and are crucial for fastening the rails to the track, regardless of the sleeper material. Some specialized types are also used with elastic fasteners on wooden sleepers and for other specific applications like ballast-less tracks.

Wooden Sleepers: Tie plates have been used with wooden sleepers for a long time. They can be fastened to wooden sleepers with spikes or screws through the holes in the plate.

Steel Sleepers: The plates can also be used with steel sleepers to provide a load-spreading function.

Concrete Sleepers: Modern railway tracks often use concrete sleepers, and tie plates are used in these systems as well, providing a connection between the rail and the concrete tie.

Other Applications: Some tie plates are designed for use on ballast-less tracks with elastic fasteners on wooden sleepers.

Tie plate or sole plates are needed in rail installation, as they not only support the rails, but also enable the entire fastening system to be fixed on. Rail tie plates are the uppermost component of a crane rail or track support system. The primary function of a tie plate or sole plate is to provide the rail with a flat, smooth resting surface while allowing for vertical alignment of the rail system. Tie plates are secured by Anchor Bolts, also known as Holding Down Bolts. Soleplates are typically installed with a layer of grout cast beneath, which fills the void between the soleplate and the concrete foundation.

The holes for bolting the anchor and leveling bolts, and holes for bolt through clips if present, are precisely drilled into the sole plates. For weldable clips and base clips, the bottom of the clip is welded onto the sole plates before galvanizing.

GNEE RAILWAY RAILWAY can manufacture any quantities big or small and try to accommodate our customer requests, although it is more economical to manufacture larger quantities.

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