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Fishplate

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 derived from fish, a wooden "fillet" used to repair or reinforce a ship's mast, or to help round out its desired profile. The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an…

History, Electrical bonding & In rail switches

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Electrical bonding

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Fishplate

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples20
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Fishplate

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related to history · 10
Fishplate → Adams, Eastern Counties Railway, ECR, He, It, James Samuel, May, Robert Richardson, The, William Bridges Adams
related to Welded joints · 6
Fishplate → An, British Railways, Hither Green, In, Southern Region, The
related to In rail switches · 3
Fishplate → Alternatively, The, This
related to Electrical bonding · 1
Fishplate → When

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rails rail plate fish electrical joint used two alignment bonding track fishplates switch ends wooden create welded joints copper adams

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Fishplaterelated to Electrical bondingWhen0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyThe0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyWilliam Bridges Adams0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyMay0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyHe0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyIt0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyEastern Counties Railway0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyAdams0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyRobert Richardson0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyJames Samuel0.60section
Fishplaterelated to historyECR0.60section
Fishplaterelated to In rail switchesThe0.60section

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