12 Types Of Rail Fastening System

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GNEE RAIL is designer, producer and exporter of cost-saving resilient rail fastening systems for various types of track lines and traffic conditions. It supplies safe and reliable fastening systems with high tensioning force and creep resistance to effectively protect the rail against tilting. The fastening system range includes both those for ballasted and slab tracks under various conditions, from heavy haul to subway to high speed rails as well as urban rail lines.


Building on experience and solutions for global end users, our fasteners are well used to ensure the rail track maintaining same properties all the time, especially the tension clamps with super dynamic fatigue strength and holding force to guarantee the safe operation of the rails even under special conditions, which lower the maintenance cost and frequency for the end users.

 

Types of rail fastening systems from GNEE RAIL:

 

SKL3/SKL12/SKL14 rail fastening system

 

rail clip

Specifications for ONE unit of SKL type rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
SKL tension clip 2 60Si2CrA, 60Si2CrA, 38Si7
Ss35 screw spike 2 Grade 4.6: Q235
Grade 5.6: 35#
Grade 8.8: 45#
Flat washer 2 Q235
Plastic dowel 2 HDPE, Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)
Guide plate 2 Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber

 

E-clip fastening system

 

rail clamp

Specifications for E type rail fastening systems

 

Item Quantity Material
E clip 2 60Si2MnA, 60Si2CrA
Shoulder 2 QT500-7, QT450-10
Rail pad 1 HDPE, rubber or EVA
Insulator 2 Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)

 

KPO rail Fastening System

 

rail fastening

Specifications for ONE unit of KPO type rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
KPO clip 2 Q235
Screw spike 2 Grade 4.6: Q235
Grade 5.6: 35#
Grade 8.8: 45#
HS bolt 4 4 Grade4.6: Q235
Grade5.6: 35#
Grade8.8: 45#
Hex nut 2
2
Grade 5: 35#
Grade 8: 45#
Double coil spring washer 2 65Mn

 

Spring Blade Fastening

 

rail tension clip

Specifications for ONE unit of Spring Blade Fastening

 

Item Quantity Material
Clip 2 60Si2MnA, 60Si2CrA
Insulator 2 Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)
Screw spike 2 Grade5.6:35#
Spring washer 2 ML08AI

 

Rail Spike Fastening system

 

screw spike

Rail spike fastening system is popular used in North American market, especially America.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of Rail Spike Fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Track/Cut Spike Q235A
Tie plate 1 QT450-10 for casting
Q235 for rolling

 

High speed WJ-8 rail fastening system

 

rail fasteners

WJ-8 rail fastening system is often used for 60kg/m rails with ballast less slab or tie sleepers with shoulders. It meets the operation conditions for:

A passenger train at a speed of 350km/h with axle load no more than 170kN,

 

A mixed passenger and freight train at a speed of 250km/h with axle load no more than 230kN.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of WJ-8 Rail Fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2MnA
Screw spike 2 20MnTiB
Flat washer 2 Q235A
Rail Insulator 2 PA66
Guide plate 2 Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber
Tie plate 1 QT450-10
Plastic dowel 2 HDPE, Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)
Rail Adjustable Pad 2 PE
Tie Plate adjustable pad 2 PE

 

High speed WJ-7 rail fastening system

 

rail screw

 

WJ-7 rail fastening system is often used for 60kg/m rails with ballastless slab or tie sleepers without shoulders. It meets the operation conditions for:

 

A passenger train at a speed of 350km/h with axle load no more than 170kN;

 

A mixed passenger and freight train at a speed of 250km/h with axle load no more than 230kN.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of WJ-7 rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2MnA
T-bolt nut washer 2 Q235A
Rail Insulator 2 PA66
Tie plate 1 QT450-10
Insulated buffer plate 1 Rubber
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber
Anchor bolt 1 Q235A
Spring Washer 2 60Si2Mn
Plain washer 2 QT450-10
Plastic dowel 2 HDPE, Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)

 

High speed Type V fastening system

 

dog spike

Type V rail fastening system is often used for 60kg/m rails with ballast or concrete ties with shoulders. It meets the operation conditions for:

A passenger train at a speed of 350km/h with axle load no more than 170kN;

 

A mixed passenger and freight train at a speed of 250km/h with axle load no more than 230kN.


Specifications for ONE unit of Type V rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2MnA
Screw spike 2 20MnTiB
Flat washer 2 Q235A
Space pieces 2 Q235A
Gauge apron 2 Rubber
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber
Adjustable pad 1 PE
Plastic dowel 2 HDPE, Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66)

 

Type IV fastening system

 

rail pad

Type IV rail fastening system is often used for 60kg/m rails with ballast or concrete ties without shoulders. It meets the operation conditions for:

A passenger train at a speed of 350km/h with axle load no more than 170kN;

 

A mixed passenger and freight train at a speed of 250km/h with axle load no more than 230kN.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of Type IV rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2MnA
Rail insulator 2 PA66
Rail shoulder 2 QT450-10
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber

 

Clip II /Clip I Fastening System

 

rail rubber pad

 

Clip II/Clip I Fastening System applies to 50/60 kg/m standard rail line or line of semidiameter≥300m of concrete sleeper with shoulder. Except for the clip, Clip II fastening system is same as Clip I fastening system.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of Clip II/Clip I rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2CrA
Sleeper screw+ nut +washer 2 Q235A
Rail insulator 2 Q235
Baffle board 2 PA66
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber

 

Clip III fastening system

 

rail fixing

 

Clip III fastening system applies to 60 kg/m rail of sleepers without shoulders, and it's a boltless system. It includes rail clips, rail shoulders and insulators.

 

Specifications for ONE unit of Clip III rail fastening system

 

Item Quantity Material
Rail clip 2 60Si2MnA
Rail insulator 2 PA66
Rail shoulder 2 QT450-10
Rail pad 1 EVA, or rubber

 

Quality Control of GNEE Rail Fastening System

 

Every item fastener we produce will be strictly tested and inspected in the whole manufacturing process, from raw material purchase to the completed product, to ensure their qualification and safety in usage.

 

Quality Control Process:

 

  • Raw material testing
  • First product manufactured inspection
  • Inspection during production
  • Inspection to finished products

 

Quality testing items:

 

  • Chemical composition
  • Physical properties: 1. Tensile strength, yield strength and elongation 2. Bending 3. Hardness 4. Metallographic analysis
  • Impact inspection
  • Anti-corrosion property testing
  • Dimensional and appearance quality