Examination of profiles of fishing surfaces of fishplates. North Eastern Region's six hole fishplates for 109 lb/yd. F.B. rails (E-210)

Report E.196 (dated April 1958) presented graphically the profiles of fishing surfaces of standard 20" fishplates for 109 lb/yd. F.B. rails. The fishplates were all made in 1957 and were from three different suppliers. The profiles showed irregularities, and judged on a standard of straightness agreed by the Permanent Way...