Method and apparatus for refurbishing parts of a railway track

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EP 1 426 490 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/18

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	09.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/24

(21)	Application number: 03078844.2

(22)	Date of filing: 08.12.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E01B 29/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

07.12.2002 GB 0228591

(71)	Applicant: Sleepasafe Limited
	Barnsley S75 1JN (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Richardson, Charles Philip Barnsley S75 1PD (GB) Hindle, David John London W6 7LD (GB) Rumble, Colin Wickford, Essex SS12 OJF (GB)

(74)	Representative: Gee, Steven William
	D.W. & S.W. GEE, 1 South Lynn Gardens, London Road Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4ER Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4ER (GB)

(54)	Method and apparatus for refurbishing parts of a railway track

(57) This invention relates to a method of refurbishing parts of a railway track, and in particular a railway track in which the sleepers are embedded in a concrete base. According to the invention, the method of refurbishing the railway track includes the steps of: {i} infilling the gap between a sleeper and the sleeper recess in the concrete base, {ii} drilling a hole (40) into the concrete base, {iii} inserting a fixing bolt (42; 142) into the drilled hole, and {iv} tightening the fixing bolt so as to secure the sleeper to the concrete base.

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