Aldon 4127-01 & 4127-02 Rail Track Gauge Control Rods

Aldon 4127 Series Rail Track Gauge Control Rods

The main cause of derailments in industrial rail yards is over-wide track gauge.

• Locomotive and freight car wheels can exert as much as 1814kg lbs. of side pressure against the rails.
• If the ties are spongy, they can lose their spike-holding strength and allow the rails to be pushed over from wheel side pressure.
• A between-the-rails derailment requires cranelifting to put the car or engine back on the rails and extensive track repair.
• A pair of iron jaws at each end of the double-ended gauge rod grip the rail base to hold the rails to gauge and keep the rails upright against wheel pressure.

For curved track, use the single-ended gauge rod.

• Jaws at one end attach to the base of the outer curved rail, which receives the greatest wheel side pressure.
• The hook at the other end grabs the base of the inner rail.

A simple preventive measure for gauge spread is to install Aldon double-ended gauge control rods every 2.4m in high traffic track.

• If your switches do not have gauge plates at the points end, install a double-ended gauge rod at the approach to the switch as well.

Specifications

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