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[[File:KadeeTiePlate advert LiveSteam Jan1969.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Kadee Quality Products advertisement from "Live Steam" magazine, January 1969]] | [[File:KadeeTiePlate advert LiveSteam Jan1969.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Kadee Quality Products advertisement from "Live Steam" magazine, January 1969]] | ||
See | See [http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/1hpl.htm Kadee Quality Products Inc tie-plates]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* "Tie-plates", <i>[[The Miniature Locomotive]]</i>, May-June 1953 | * "Tie-plates", <i>[[The Miniature Locomotive]]</i>, May-June 1953 | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 8 March 2014
The thin plates of steel between the rails and the ties are called tie-plates. Their purpose is to provide the rail with a uniformly firm foundation and to prevent the rail from cutting into the ties under the heavy impact of trains. They prolong the life of the ties.
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References
- "Tie-plates", The Miniature Locomotive, May-June 1953