File:NIE 1905 Railways - rail brace.jpg
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English: Drawing of a rail brace: Centrifugal force of the car tends to push the outer rails of curves in an outward direction or away from the inner rail, and to prevent this the outside rails on flat curves have a double set of outside spikes, and on sharp curves braces of stamped or cast steel or iron are spiked to the tie and brace against the side of the rail. These braces are called rail braces. |
| Date | published 1905 |
| Source | The New International Encyclopædia, v. 16, 1905, “Railways,” p. 662. |
| Author | Unknown author |
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| current | 21:17, 6 July 2017 | | 471 × 293 (32 KB) | Bob Burkhardt | {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Drawing of a rail brace: Centrifugal force of the car tends to push the outer rails of curves in an outward direction or away from the inner rail, and to prevent this the outside rails on flat curves have a double... |
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