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BS 2589:1955

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Specification for railway track spanners

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Language(s)

English

Published date

03-03-1955

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Material, dimensions of spanners for fishbolt nuts, running fishbolt nuts, stretcher bar bolts, chair bolts, crossing bolts, tee-head bolts, chair screws. Based on tools used on British Railways; not necessarily applicable to overseas systems.

Committee
MTE/15
DevelopmentNote
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

The provisions of this British Standard relate to the material and dimensions of the types of railway track spanner known by the following names:—

Spanners for fishbolt nuts.

Spanners for running fishbolt nuts.

Spanners for stretcher bar bolts.

Spanners for chair bolts.

Spanners for crossing bolts.

Box spanners for tee-head bolts.

Box spanners for chair bolts.

Box spanners for chair screws (self-cleaning type).

BS 8020:2011 Tools for live working. Specification for insulating hand tools for work on or near conductor rail systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.
10/30218908 DC : 0 BS 8020 - TOOLS FOR LIVE WORKING - INSULATING HAND TOOLS FOR WORK ON OR NEAR CONDUCTOR RAIL SYSTEMS OPERATING AT VOLTAGES UP TO 1000 V A.C. OR 1500 V D.C.

BS 916:1953 Specification for black bolts, screws and nuts, hexagon and square, with B.S.W. threads, and partly machined bolts, screws and nuts, hexagon and square, with B.S.W. or B.S.F. threads
BS 970:1955 Wrought steels (bars billets and forgings
BS 64:1946 Specification for steel fishbolts and nuts for railway rails

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