Dear Mr. Shah, Thank you for your letter, Im sory that answer is so late.

Here with we enclosed Fishplate specification for Indonesian Railway Project :

Dimensional tolerances for each rail accessory shall be as follows : 1. Fishplates : Item Length Thickness Hole diameter Distance between holes Chamber center upwards Center downward Center outward to rail Center unward to rail Clearance between fishplate and rail template Tolerance 3,0 mm 0,5 mm 1,0 0,5 mm 1,0 mm 2,0 mm 0,7 mm 2,0 mm 2,0 mm 1,5 0,5 mm

2. Fishbolts and Nuts Item Bolt width of head Height of head Length under head Shank diameter Nut width across flat Height of nut 3. Spring washers Item Internal diameter Diameter

Tolerance 1 mm 1 mm 2 mm 0,95 0,35 mm 1mm 1mm Tolerance 1 0 mm 0,5 mm

Chemical compositions shall be as follows : Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosporus Sulphur Fishplate 0,40%-0,55% 0,40% max 0,55%-1,00% 0,04% max 0,045% max Fishbolt 0,38%-0,43% 0,15%-0,035% 0,60%-0,85% 0,03% max 0,03% max Nut 0,37%-0,46% 0,15%-0,35% 0,60%-0,90% 0,03% max 0,03% max Spring washer 0,59%-0,86% 0,15%-0,35% 0,60%-0,90% 0,04% max 0,04% max

Mechanical Properties shall be as follows : Tensile strength Elongation Hardness Fishplate 70 kgf/mm2 min 12% min HB 262 - 331 Fishbolt 110 kgf/mm2 min 10% min HRC 32 - 46 Nut 85% kgf/mm2 min 13% min HRC 40 - 46

Fishplate shall have accurate and smooth bolt holes on its web and the bolt holes shall be beveled Looking forward for your reply.

With my best regards M. Sony Hartaman