Rail Loading Train For The Transport Of Long-Welded Rails

Abstract

An anchoring device mechanism for anchoring rails includes a plurality of clamping jaws. The clamping jaws are connected to a jaw displacement device in order for the clamping jaws to be moved from a rail clamping position into a rail releasing position. A clamping drive unit is provided for moving the clamping jaws into the rail clamping position.

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         7 . A rail loading train for the transport of long-welded rails, the rail loading train comprising:
 loading cars movable along a track;   an anchoring device for the rails, said anchoring device being connected to one of said loading cars and disposed at an end of the loading train, and said anchoring device including clamping jaws each having a rail contact surface for force-locking application to a rail;   each of said clamping jaws being mounted for displacement in a jaw displacement direction on said anchoring device and each of said clamping jaws having a jaw longitudinal direction extending perpendicularly to said jaw displacement direction;   a jaw displacement device connected to said clamping jaws disposed on said anchoring device for displacement of said clamping jaws from a rail clamping position into a rail releasing position; and   a clamping drive for displacement of said clamping jaws into said rail clamping position.   
     
     
         8 . The rail loading train according to  claim 7 , wherein said rail contact surface is one of two rail contact surfaces for each respective clamping jaw, said rail contact surfaces of each clamping jaw extending parallel to one another in said jaw longitudinal direction and lying opposite one another relative to said jaw displacement direction. 
     
     
         9 . The rail loading train according to  claim 7 , which further comprises rail base contact plates each being connected to a respective one of said clamping jaws for supporting a rail. 
     
     
         10 . The rail loading train according to  claim 7 , which further comprises a swivel beam plate, and two sliding strips supporting said clamping jaws and connected to said swivel beam plate, said sliding strips extending parallel to one another and being spaced from one another in said jaw displacement direction. 
     
     
         11 . The rail loading train according to  claim 7 , which further comprises:
 swivel beam plates; and   guiding wedges each being connected to a respective one of said swivel beam plates;   said anchoring device having two guiding channels extending parallel to one another and spaced from one another relative to said jaw longitudinal direction, said guiding wedges each being disposed in a respective one of said guiding channels and being displaceable in said jaw longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         12 . The rail loading train according to  claim 11 , wherein each of said guiding wedges has two clamping shoulders spaced apart from one another in said jaw longitudinal direction for application to an underside of said swivel beam plate.