Components of a railway rail fastening assembly

Apparatus for use in a railway rail fastening assembly, the apparatus comprising:

• an anchoring device configured to retain a resilient railway rail fastening clip in a configuration in which the clip bears on a foot of the railway rail when located adjacent to the anchoring device when the device is in use, wherein the anchoring device comprises a body having a front portion, which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface which extends alongside the rail foot when the device is in use, first and second side faces respectively located on opposite sides of the body and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion, and first and second projecting portions, wherein the first projecting portion extends outwardly from the first side face of the body and provides a first additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and the second projecting portion extends outwardly from the second side face of the body and provides a second additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and a component comprising first and second sections each having a front part, the front parts providing respective first and second auxiliary load bearing surfaces, and a third section interconnecting respective rear parts of the first and second sections so that the first and second sections are spaced apart whereby the component can be mounted on the anchoring device such that the first and second sections lie respectively on opposite sides of the body of the device alongside respective side faces thereof, the front parts of each of the first and second sections having respective rear contact faces, opposite to the auxiliary load bearing surface thereof, for contacting the first and second additional load bearing faces of the anchoring device when mounted thereon,
• wherein each of the first and second sections of the component is provided with a slot, the rear contact face of that section defining one wall of the slot, and the slots of the first and second sections are shaped and arranged to receive therein the first and second projecting portions of the anchoring device respectively.

Apparatus for use in a railway rail fastening assembly, the apparatus comprising:

• an anchoring device configured to retain a resilient railway rail fastening clip in a configuration in which the clip bears on a foot of the railway rail when located adjacent to the anchoring device when the device is in use, wherein the anchoring device comprises a body having a front portion, which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface which extends alongside the rail foot when the device is in use, first and second side faces respectively located on opposite sides of the body and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion, and first and second projecting portions, wherein the first projecting portion extends outwardly from the first side face of the body and provides a first additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and the second projecting portion extends outwardly from the second side face of the body and provides a second additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and a component comprising first and second sections each having a front part, the front parts providing respective first and second auxiliary load bearing surfaces, and a third section interconnecting respective rear parts of the first and second sections so that the first and second sections are spaced apart whereby the component can be mounted on the anchoring device such that the first and second sections lie respectively on opposite sides of the body of the device alongside respective side faces thereof, the front parts of each of the first and second sections having respective rear contact faces, opposite to the auxiliary load bearing surface thereof, for contacting the first and second additional load bearing faces of the anchoring device when mounted thereon,
• wherein the anchoring device and component are shaped and arranged such that, when the component is mounted on the anchoring device the first load bearing surface of the anchoring device and the first and second auxiliary load bearing surfaces of the component lie substantially in the same plane.