| Let’s
take a look at the electrical power circuit in railway networks. Current
flows from the substation to the locomotive, then via the rails back to
the substation. But when lines are being laid or repaired, this circuit is
broken. Until the rails can be welded together again, provisional rail
connections have to be installed.
The conventional way of
solving this problem used to be with temporary bolted connectors. These
have various drawbacks: for good electrical contact the rail base must
first be cleaned, which takes time and costs money. And vibration from
passing trains can soon loosen this kind of connector. So trouble is
already programmed!
Thanks to their
ingenious design, KAGO contact clamps cannot loosen. They bite into the
rail and ensure perfect electrical contact straight away, both for signal
circuits and return current flow.
Without special tools or
equipment, KAGO contact clamps are easily installed by unskilled labour
with three blows by a 4 lb hammer. No holes have to be drilled, no
ballast removed and there is no need for grinding.
Even heavy vibration
from passing trains has no effect on KAGO contact clamps they just
stay put. But removing them is the easiest thing in the world: just one
hammer blow in the right place is enough.
Fast and easy
installation and removal are not the only advantages of KAGO contact
clamps. One of their outstanding benefits is that with correct use, they
can be reused again and again. And that saves a lot of money in logistics
particularly since only one clamp type can be used on up to four
different rail profiles.
That is why more and
more railway companies use KAGO contact clamps every day to ensure
trouble-free operations.
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