A PAD FOR PLACING UNDER A RAILWAY RAIL AND A RAIL-AND-FASTENING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE PAD

摘要

A pad has a base portion 18, which lies on a foundation 16 and on which a flange 19 of a railway rail lies, and upstanding side portions 21 extending upwardly from opposite sides of the base portion 18 and formed with a recess 40 in which lies a part 41 of a rail clip 30. The pad may have sideways-extending portions 23 for projecting on opposite sides of a clip-retaining member 1 and it may also have projecting islands 36, possibly chevron-shaped, on one face or on both faces. The base portion 18 may be one member made of soft material and this may be fixed to a separate member made of harder material which is formed with the side portions 21 and the recess 40.