System for removing and fixing a contact clip to a train rail, comprising
- a contact clip having a first hook-shaped end suitable for being forced onto a foot of the rail, and a second end with an abutment surface facing towards the first end and suitable for abutting against the foot of the rail on a side opposite the first end,
- the system further comprising an applicator for removing and fixing said contact clip to a train rail, said applicator comprising:
- an applicator body forming a clip seat suitable for receiving the contact clip,
- a thrusting jaw connected with the applicator body and arranged on a thrusting side of the clip seat, said thrusting jaw being suitable for engaging the clip received in the clip seat,
- a contrast jaw connected with the applicator body and arranged on a contrast side of the clip seat opposite the thrusting side, said contrast jaw being suitable for engaging the foot of the rail,
- a thrusting device connected to the applicator body and suitable for moving the thrusting jaw towards the contrast jaw so as to thrust the contact clip received in the clip seat in a thrusting direction towards the contrast side,
- wherein the applicator can be positioned in a use position at the rail in which the clip seat facing the foot of the rail receives the contact clip and the contrast jaw engages the foot of the rail on a first side of the rail whereas the thrusting jaw engages an end of the clip on a second side of the rail opposite the first side,
- wherein, in said use position, the movement of the thrusting jaw towards the contrast jaw moves the clip with respect to the foot of the rail so as to connect them or disconnect them to/from one another,
- wherein the clip seat is suitable for supporting the contact clip transversally to the thrusting direction in an area between the thrusting jaw and the contrast jaw,
- wherein the clip seat of the applicator is configured so that, when the clip is received in the clip seat, the first hook-shaped end of the clip extends out from the clip seat so as to be able to receive a free edge (6) of a foot of the rail.