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Metal part used to join two rails together
A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal or composites connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is
Fishplate
1993 child murder in Liverpool, England
none were found there. Finally, the boys dropped a 10 kg (22 lb) railway fishplate on Bulger, resulting in ten skull fractures. Pathologist Alan Williams
Murder_of_James_Bulger
British engineer and writer (1797–1872)
in Britain until the end of steam traction in 1968 – and the railway fishplate. His writings, including English Pleasure Carriages (1837) and Roads and
William_Bridges_Adams
Support for the rails in railroad tracks
but are closer adjacent to fishplated rail joints where the spacing sequences are as follows with the spacing at the fishplate highlighted. The fractional
Railroad_tie
German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
happened at 10:10 pm, and the object thrown "afterward proved to be a fishplate". The German Emperor was left with a deep wound, an inch and a half long
Wilhelm_II
2013 public transit disaster in Paris, France
the derailment appeared to have been caused by a track failure. A steel fishplate connecting two rails came loose 200 metres (660 ft) from the station at
Brétigny-sur-Orge_train_crash
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
previously laid ties positioned on the roadbed, drive the spikes, and bolt the fishplate bars to each rail. At the same time, another gang would distribute telegraph
First transcontinental railroad
First_transcontinental_railroad
Rail-tie/sleeper binding mechanism
above the tie Baseplate on multi-gauge track Track joint and chairs (with fishplate spanning ties) Pandrol "e-Clip" fastening Pandrol "fastclip" fastening
Rail_fastening_system
Rail infrastructure
the joints. The joints also needed to be lubricated, and wear at the fishplate (joint bar) mating surfaces needed to be rectified by shimming. For this
Railway_track
Industrial fastener composed of two steel threaded parts
rail industry, security locknuts can be found most commonly on railroad fishplates, frogs, switches, and crosses. Mining equipment features security locknuts
Security_locknut
American reality television series episodes
by James McNeill Whistler; a Carnegie Steel Company scale model of a fishplate; and a letter written by Ted Bundy. 563 4 "Rick and the Heartbreakers"
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
STOL utility transport aircraft series, 1965
within the aircraft's wing are all identical; both rivets and external fishplate joints are used for the same purpose. The type was originally intended
Britten-Norman_BN-2_Islander
Future subway line in the Philippines
welded rails while the rails in the depot will be jointed rails with fishplates. The tracks will be supported by concrete sleepers except for the turnouts
Metro_Manila_Subway
Method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking
through-bolts, and is frequently reinforced externally with iron or steel fishplates, and/or strapping. A scarf joint may also be used to fix problems caused
Scarf_joint
British single-seater fighter-bomber
to an unrelated failing.) Mod 286, which involved fastening external fishplates, or reinforcing plates, around the tail of the aircraft, and eventually
Hawker_Typhoon
Type of truss
minimum of three small beams are used, each uniform in width and depth. Fishplates are usually used to splice beams together. (Lower chord beams may have
Howe_truss
Form of train incident
1998/1999. In jointed track, rails are usually connected with bolted fishplates (joint bars). The web of the rail experiences large shear forces and these
Derailment
NZR Half Kilometer peg, 70 lb/yd track and track fishplate. Weka Pass Railway
History_of_the_railway_track
coming to rest on platforms. 24 November 2002 0 31 Southall East: Broken fishplate caused HST coach to derail, throwing ballast through windows. 7 July 2003
List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
British fighter aircraft
reinforcing "fishplates", similar to those fitted to the Typhoon, but it was not long before the rear fuselage was strengthened and, with the fishplates no longer
Hawker_Tempest
ends swaged so that they could be connected to each other by means of "fishplates" and bolts (sometimes with ferrules to protect the tubes). The design
Hawker_Heron
Electrification of a railway
the running rails, bonded with flat copper wire protected by special fishplates. The motors picked up their supply by overrunning shoes placed midway
Electrification of the London and South Western Railway
Electrification_of_the_London_and_South_Western_Railway
Cross sectional shape of a railway rail
part of a rail line. The earliest iron rails were joined by a simple fishplate or bar of metal bolted through the web of the rail. Stronger methods of
Rail_profile
2010 train accident in India
Sardiha stations. A section of the rail track was found to be missing and fishplates were loosened, suggesting sabotage. Initially, there was uncertainty as
Jnaneswari Express train derailment
Jnaneswari_Express_train_derailment
Commuter rail under construction in Luzon, Philippines
welded rails will be employed on the mainline, while jointed rails with fishplates will be employed in the depot. 60-kilogram-per-meter (120-pound-per-yard)
North–South_Commuter_Railway
Second Polish Republic territory between East Prussia and the rest of Germany
spikes had been removed from the tracks for a short distance and the fishplates unbolted. 25 people including 12 women and 2 children were killed, while
Polish_Corridor
Heritage railway in England
March 2013, the last section of track was formally joined using a white fishplate, with the honour of tightening the four bolts being given to Barbara Watkins
Bluebell_Railway
Rail line in Metro Manila, Philippines
to form a continuous welded rail. Some rails located at turnouts have fishplates bolted at the ends of the rail. These are laid on sections of the line
MRT_Line_3_(Metro_Manila)
Short piece of material used for repairs
rail with a chipped or broken end, they remove the connector plates (fishplates), cut out the damaged section, replace it with the dutchman, and bolt
Dutchman_(repair)
Topics referred to by the same term
Brilliance BS2, a car BS 2, Specification and Sections of Tramway Rails and Fishplates, a British Standard BS-II Bharat stage emission standards in India Banco
BS2
Type of railway with speeds approaching but less than that of true high-speed rail
joints are also an issue, since most conventional rail lines use bolts and fishplates to join two sections of the rail together. This causes the joint to become
Higher-speed_rail
portion of the sherds. The collection of Hellenistic ceramics, included a fishplate, a bowl with in-turned rim, a bowl with out-turned rim, a plate with the
Tell_Deir_Situn
Bridge across the River Severn in Shropshire, England
calculator. Retrieved 29 March 2023 Spanning a crack by bolting a pair of 'fishplates' across it. Historic England. "The Iron Bridge (1015325)". National Heritage
The_Iron_Bridge
lengths of around 20 m and bolted to each other end-to-end by means of fishplates or joint bars Journal bearing A bearing without rolling elements; a plain
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
Standards produced by BSI Group
structural purposes BS 2 Specification and sections of tramway rails and fishplates BS 3 Report on influence of gauge length and section of test bar on the
British_Standards
Rail and sleeper replacement machine
cases, the old rail needs to be cut into smaller segments and joined with fishplates. The rail fastening system may need to be released prior to its arrival
Track_renewal_train
Topics referred to by the same term
Regional Jet Insulated rail joint, an electrically insulated railjoint (see Fishplate) IATA code for Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport in La Rioja
IRJ
Area of Loughton, Essex, England
William Bridges Adams (1797-1872), railway pioneer who invented the railway fishplate and credited with the original idea for the Crystal Palace; 'Old' Tom
Little_Cornwall
Railway between the ECML at Hitchin and Cambridge
bed was built with 16 feet (4.9 m) rails, and the joints did not have fishplates. Furthermore, the sleepers were very widely spaced, and many were "in
Cambridge_line
British railway engineer (1824–1874)
record of them is known to survive. James Samuel also patented a railway fishplate in 1844. "Biographies of Civil Engineers". steamindex.com. Samuel, James
James_Samuel
Events in the Australian state
verdict of the coroner was that the accident had been caused by a broken fishplate on rails on the bridge. However, evidence presented at a subsequent government
Railway_accidents_in_Victoria
Christian–Hindu/Muslim clashes in southern Mauritius
Rennie in May 1965 which lasted for the rest of that year. Operation Fishplate was initiated by Great Britain and this involved the mobilisation of Coldstream
1965_Mauritius_race_riots
British single-engined biplane fighter
staggered wings. The structure was the patented Hawker metal tube & "fishplate" system, with fabric covering. It was the first all-metal fighter to be
Hawker_Hawfinch
Railway accident caused by sabotage
that rolled over were killed.[citation needed] Police established that fishplates were missing from the rails, thus causing the rails to shift out of alignment
2002_Jaunpur_train_crash
Former Scottish railway company
years 142+1⁄2 miles (229.3 km) of iron rail track, much of it without fishplates, was replaced with steel rails and the main line doubled between Dyce
Great North of Scotland Railway
Great_North_of_Scotland_Railway
Californian railway museum (opened 1952)
preservative and surrounded by ballast, spiked to 'T' rail which is joined with fishplates. Concrete sleepers, spring clipped to rail which is joined with welds
Travel_Town_Museum
Ponds. The man had walked up the line towards Tin Dish to examine the fishplates and bolts which connect the rails when a train came around a curve and
Railway_accidents_in_Tasmania
Historical railroad in South Dakota, USA
third and final time proved to be very dramatic. The robbers removed fishplates from the tracks in Reno Gulch, with the expectation that the train would
Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad
Black_Hills_and_Fort_Pierre_Railroad
Indian freedom fighter (1923–1943)
at the midnight of 22 October and decided to derail it by removing the fishplates from the railway track. This despite the fact that neither he nor his
Hemu_Kalani
Former train station near Bristol, England
convicted of endangering the lives of railway passengers after they put a fishplate weighing 20 pounds (9.1 kg) on the tracks. The plate was subsequently
Mangotsfield_railway_station
From a distance the wheel has a passing resemblance to a dartboard. Fishplate A metal plate that joins the ends of rails in jointed track Flat junction
Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms
Glossary_of_United_Kingdom_railway_terms
Rail and components for trams or light rail vehicles
created, which produced a British Standard design for grooved rails (and fishplates) for tramways in 1903 (BS 2:1903). In the standard, the same design can
Tramway_track
Bridge in Queensland, Australia
are bolted to the pier tops underneath the concrete and spliced with fishplates. The bridge has a solid deck, 6 metres (20 ft) wide, with circular segmental
Lamington_Bridge
Structural Purposes BS 2 Specification and Sections of Tramway Rails and Fishplates BS 3 Report on Influence of Gauge Length and Section of Test Bar on the
List_of_British_Standards
Railway in the UK
and the head wear was not matched, so that the joints were uneven. The fishplate bolts were not long enough in many cases. Approval to open the line to
Isle_of_Wight_Central_Railway
Overview of and topical guide to rail transport
platform Axe ties Baulk road Breather switch Cant Clip and scotch Datenail Fishplate Ladder track Minimum radius Permanent way (current) Permanent way (history)
Outline_of_rail_transport
Aspect of rail transport operations
require attention and maintenance, such as checking for loose bolts on fishplates, which join non-welded rails together on non-welded, joined rails. Ditch
Maintenance_of_way
Railway in Essex, England
and was subsequently incorporated into the wall of his home office. A fishplate was discovered in June 2013 after recent ploughing had uncovered it. One
Corringham_Light_Railway
Former mineral railways in Scotland
iron pegs. The joint sleeper blocks were double width and there were no fishplates. Between the inclines trains of four waggons were pulled by two horses
Mineral railways of Dunfermline
Mineral_railways_of_Dunfermline
1998 rail accident in India
transport accident that occurred on 4 April 1998, in India. Removal of fishplates led to the packed Howrah-Danapur Express jumping tracks, killing at least
Fatuha_train_crash
Railway industry occupation
the track, including all its component parts such as rails, sleepers, fishplates, bolts, etc., are the chief responsibility of the platelayer. Their duties
Platelayer
English ironmaking and mining company
Punching and straightening hot fishplates, Cleveland Works, 1920s
Bolckow,_Vaughan
English manufacturer
1957 catalogue is 60 lb/yd (29.8 kg/m). With the rail, Hudson supplied fishplates and bolts to suit, spikes for wooden rails, chairs and screws for wooden
Robert_Hudson_(company)
narrow sleeper of the other. The free rail ends were bolted together using fishplates as in conventional tracks. The system had the advantage that required
Spalding_railway
12 inch gauge miniature railway in London
metal sleepers, and a small quantity of 14 lb rail, with one pair of fishplates. Rough shingle ballast was used. The line side was equipped with cosmetic
Ruislip_Lido_Railway
Former railway line in Scotland
negotiated. Normally the butted ends of the rails are kept in alignment by fishplates. Date implied, but not stated, by Smith. This was the spelling at the
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways
Portpatrick_and_Wigtownshire_Joint_Railways
Train crash in Pakistan
report submitted by a six-member team on 8 August 2023 stated that metal fishplates connecting the rails at the accident site were missing and that a section
2023 Hazara Express derailment
2023_Hazara_Express_derailment
Type of monorail
were hooked to the inside of the rail. They were screwed together with fishplate tabs. Although there was only one rail, the lorries could each have two
Caillet_monorail
Month in 1901
happened at 10:10 pm, and the object thrown "afterward proved to be a fishplate". The German Emperor was left with a deep wound, 1.5 inches (38 mm) long
March_1901
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
plates are lap-jointed horizontally and butt-jointed vertically, with fishplates over each vertical joint carrying the rivets. The top of the Reservoir
Drummoyne_Reservoir
Village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
for fishplates as these were not invented until after 1839; special joint-chairs were used at that time to hold the ends in place. The fishplate, originally
Industry and the Eglinton Castle estate
Industry_and_the_Eglinton_Castle_estate
Australian rules football match
distance of five yards. On the night before the match, three men wrenched fishplates off the Melbourne-to-Geelong railway line at a culvert near Laverton,
South Melbourne vs Geelong (1886 VFA season)
South_Melbourne_vs_Geelong_(1886_VFA_season)
Fifth period of Assyrian history
coinage and characteristic Seleucid pottery types, such as bowls and fishplates with incurved rims. The most extensive Assyrian archaeological finds from
Post-imperial_Assyria
passage from Cardiff to Rosario, Argentina loaded with railway rails and fishplates, she ran into a gale off Lundy and the captain decided to run before the
South Australian (clipper ship)
South_Australian_(clipper_ship)
First three locomotives of the South Australian Railways, delivered 1856
The locomotive is standing on inverted U-shaped "bridge rails", without fishplates. Type and origin Power type Steam Builder William Fairbairn & Sons Build
South Australian Railways locomotives 1–3
South_Australian_Railways_locomotives_1–3
Village in southwest Scotland
for fishplates as these were not invented until after 1839; special joint-chairs were used at that time to hold the ends in place. The fishplate, originally
Benslie
Ancient Greek pottery
Fish plates can be classified by the workshops that made them. Attic fishplates were manufactured in the Kerameikos district of Athens, Greece; Apulian
Fish_plate
Railway workshops in Bihar, India
furnaces. It produced about 400 tons of rounds, channels, angles and fishplates per month The first to establish a railway foundry in the year 1893 The
Jamalpur_Locomotive_Workshop
French railway
in four lots on 13 March 1900: supply of rails and fishplates, supply of screw spikes, fishplate bolts and washers, supply of switches, and supply of
Tramway from Verneuil-l'Étang to Melun
Tramway_from_Verneuil-l'Étang_to_Melun
Australian industrialist
1912, and, later in 1912, the company won a contract to supply rails and fishplates for the new Trans-Australian Railway—after convincing the Commonwealth
Charles_Hoskins
Northern Nigerian governor and railway builder from Canada
sleepers? Where could they be procured at such short notice? How many fishplates were necessary? What tools would be required? What appliances? What machinery
Percy_Girouard
First locomotive in South Africa
existing rails, which had been laid for ox-drawn wagons and were not fishplated together. It was found that the curves were too sharp for the locomotive
Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-0T
Cape_Town_Railway_&_Dock_0-4-0T
Electric tram system in Kharkiv, Ukraine
track are in poor condition, even unsafe. Sleepers are rotten in parts, fishplates unbolted, pointwork derelict, some rails have sunk some 8 cm (3.1 in)
Trams_in_Kharkiv
April 4 – The Fatuha train crash in India was caused by the removal of fishplates leading to the packed Howrah–Danapur express jumping tracks, killing at
1998_in_rail_transport
Tram service that ran initially from Cosham to Horndean in Hampshire, England
conventional tramway type, 96 lbs/yard in 45 foot lengths, joined by Dicker fishplates. Points were made by F. H. Lloyd & Co. Ltd. of Wednesbury and crossings
Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway
Portsdown_and_Horndean_Light_Railway
English-Australian ironmaster (1841–1932)
Lithgow works—provided it had protection—and in 1905 it was making steel fishplates—but not yet rails—for the NSWGR; it also manufactured corrugated galvanised
William_Sandford
Railway from the Cascade Mountains to Everett, Washington, US
Division, the previous Three S right of way. Over 5,000 tons of rails, fishplates, and spikes were shipped from eastern manufacturers on three sailing ships
Everett and Monte Cristo Railway
Everett_and_Monte_Cristo_Railway
Former railway line in Scotland
expansion of the rails in the summer heat. There was no evidence that fishplates had been greased to allow for this. Train services in the early days were
Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway
Banff,_Macduff_and_Turriff_Junction_Railway
Motor vehicle
increased to 9’ 0". The wooden main frame is strengthened by tapering steel fishplates along the inner faces of the longitudinal members. One of the transverse-members
Daimler_Twenty-Two
Canadian sternwheel steamboat
steamed over to the Revelstoke smelter dock, where 65 tons of steel rails, fishplates and other track building supplies were loaded on board. The destination
Lytton_(sternwheeler)
rail came with a job lot of steel sleepers, clips, screws, bolts and fishplates, all to several different patterns, which had to be sorted by WHR and
Welsh Highland Railway restoration
Welsh_Highland_Railway_restoration
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Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Ionas, JÓNAS means "dove."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Good deity
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Lord of truth
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Full Moon
Girl/Female
Native American
Witch.
Biblical
the five books of Moses
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Croft.Americanized spelling of Kraft.
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