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Fishplate, the Glossary

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A fishplate joins two lengths of track. A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: British Rail, Copper, Eastern Counties Railway, Exothermic welding, Hither Green rail crash, James Samuel, Nickel silver, Rail fastening system, Rail transport modelling, Railroad switch, Railroad tie, Railway electrification, Railway track, Scarf joint, Track circuit, William Bridges Adams.

  2. Metallic objects
  3. Permanent way

British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Eastern Counties Railway

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) was an English railway company incorporated in 1836 intended to link London with Ipswich via Colchester, and then extend to Norwich and Yarmouth.

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Exothermic welding

Exothermic welding, also known as exothermic bonding, thermite welding (TW), and thermit welding, is a welding process that employs molten metal to permanently join the conductors.

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Hither Green rail crash

On 5 November 1967, a busy Sunday evening train service from to derailed near the Hither Green maintenance depot in London, between and railway stations.

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James Samuel

James Samuel (21 March 1824 – 25 May 1874) was a railway engineer who was born in Glasgow on 21 March 1824.

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Nickel silver

Nickel silver, maillechort, German silver, argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, or alpacca is a copper alloy with nickel, and often zinc.

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Rail fastening system

A rail fastening system is a means of fixing rails to railroad ties (North America) or sleepers (British Isles, Australasia, and Africa).

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Rail transport modelling

Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.

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Railroad switch

A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.

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Railroad tie

A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Fishplate and railroad tie are permanent way.

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Railway electrification

Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport.

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Railway track

A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" in Australia), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade. Fishplate and railway track are permanent way.

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Scarf joint

A scarf joint, or scarph joint, is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking.

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Track circuit

A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on rail tracks to signallers and control relevant signals.

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William Bridges Adams

William Bridges Adams (1797 – 23 July 1872) was an English locomotive engineer, and writer.

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See also

Metallic objects

Permanent way

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishplate

Also known as Angle bar, Fishplates, Splice bar.