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Rails are often welded together after being laid, rather than being bolted together. This is known as ''continually-welded rail''.
Rails are often welded together after being laid, rather than being bolted together. This is known as ''continually-welded rail''.
[[image:Pakenham rail fastenings.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Two baseplates under a welded rail joint. The left plate has a screw holding the plate, and a spring clip holding the rail. The right plate has a spike holding both the rail and the plate.]]
=== Baseplates ===
=== Baseplates ===
Baseplates (US: fishplates) are the metal plates placed between sleepers and rails.
Baseplates (US: fishplates) are the metal plates placed between sleepers and rails.
They serve to spread the weight of the rail out over a larger area of the sleeper, and to provide a small camber to the rail.
They serve to spread the weight of the rail out over a larger area of the sleeper, and to provide a small camber to the rail.