What are these?

[Sgt Bilko]

Spotted on a newly laid section of track near Guide Bridge Manchester?

 

[bluenoxid]

I'm going to throw an idea out that may possibly be wrong

AWS/TPWS sensor/magnet holder clips for anchoring an AWS magnet down???

Oh wait, how far do those stretch???

 

[Sgt Bilko]

Not sure of the overall, but at least 30 meters i noticed

 

[chuffchuff]

I think it's something to do with alignment. deffo nowt to do with TPWS and AWS

 

[bluenoxid]

Especially if it is 30 metres. Yeah it must be something to do with pinning the sleeper in and a weak formation

 

[Tomnick]

I believe, from previous discussion elsewhere, that they're something to do with maintaining the alignment through a significant curve, where the lateral forces might otherwise make things move more than they really should be doing!

 

[25322]

It makes the sleepers more resistant to sideways/lateral movement. I guess is that it is on the new high speed curve alignment and with higher speeds there is more lateral forces applied to the track. It'll help keep the railroad in correct alignment.

 

[bluenoxid]

Guide Bridge is on a "slight" curve

 

[Tin Rocket]

I've seen the p-way install these mate,they help to maintain the sleeper allignment,they grip the sleeper in a vice like way from above and below by tightening that screw onto the plate you can see on top and then there is sort of a fin design that is roughly 18 inches which hangs below the clamp bit and driven into the ballast and formation.

 

[Sir_Clagalot]

there's also some on the Fast-Slow crossovers south of Stevenage on the ECML.

 

[paul1609]

They are sleeper anchors probably not the same make as this but you get the idea:http://www.vossloh-fastening-systems.de/cms/media/downloads/pdfs/prospekte/Schwellenanker_SN_GB.pdf