IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS
Year: 1884

page_text: We the undersigned ROBERT LISTER of Tees Bay View, and STEPHEN HODGSON
of Bath Villa both of Coatham in the County of York, Engineers, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PERMANENT WAY
OF RAILWAYS to be as follows:-
This Invention relates essentially to an improved construction and arrangement
of Rails, sleepers, chairs, tie rods, and keys formed of cast or wrought iron or steel
In some instances part of the chair is cast on to the sleeper the other part sliding
up to or against the rails in a dovetailed contrivance also cast on to the sleeper the
sliding piece being then fastened in its proper position by a cottar pin or screw
through it and the sleeper By this arrangement of chair and sliding piece the
sleeper may be put down longitudinally or transversely. The sleepers are shaped
to allow of a tube or tubes being east therewith through which telegraph wires may
be put from end to end of the Railway The chair and sliding piece as above
described can also be cast loose and used with the ordinary sleeper The sleepers
are made of any convenient or required length overlapping each other at both ends
and have an iron tie bar passing through sleeper to and through the opposite
Bleeper.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We, ROBERT LISTER, Engineer, Tees Bay View, Coatham, Redcar, in the County
of York, STEPHEN HODGSON, Engineer, Bath Villa, Coatham in the County of
York, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention relates essentially to an improved construction and arrangement
of Rails sleepers, chairs, tie rods and keys formed of cast or wrought iron or steel
In some instances part of the chair is cast on to the sleeper the other part sliding
up to or against the rails in a dovetailed contrivance also cast on to the sleeper the
sliding piece being then fastened in its proper position by a cottar, pin, or screw
through it and the sleeper By this arrangement of chair and sliding piece the
sleeper may be put down longitudinally or transversely. The sleepers are shaped
to allow of a tube or tubes being cast therewith through which telegraph wires may
be put from end to end of the Railway The chair and sliding piece as above
described can also be cast loose and used with the ordinary sleeper The sleepers
are made of any convenient or required length overlapping each other at both ends
and have an iron tie bar passing through sleeper to and through the opposite
sleeper The sleepers may be made of the sections shewn or any other suitable
section-We will now proceed to refer to the accompanying drawings from which
the nature of our said invention will be more clearly understood.
screw,
Fig 3 is an elevation of a rail secured by means of a chair and sliding piece and
and cottar, or pin to a semicircular sleeper Fig 5 represents various forms
of sleeper Fig 7 shews two forms of saddle rest Fig 8 is a form of divided tie
bar joined in the centre by dog pins Figs 10. 11 and 12. respectively are a plan,
side elevation and sectional elevation of the system mentioned in detailed description
of Fig 3 as applied with sleepers placed transversely with the rails In Fig 3 a
semicircular sleeper is shown at C¹ having parts of the chair F cast therewith E is
a dovetailed sliding piece pressing against the rail A and fixed in position by screw e.
and cottar e¹.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to be employed we would observe in conclusion that
what we consider novel and original and therefor claim as constituting our said
invention is
First The combination and arrangement of the chair and sleeper combined,
together with the sliding piece in connection therewith substantially as described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Secondly The combination with the sleeper of a tube or tubes for telegraphic
purposes substantially as described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly The construction and arrangement of the tie bar and saddle rest
substantially as described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of October 1884.