Switch rail is divided into two kinds:
straight switch rail and
curve switch rail.
In China, straight switch rail is used in 12# or lower turnout. This rail is easy to produce and replace. There is less slicing on rail front-end, bigger lateral rigidity, and a less throw angle and flangeway on it. This switch rail can be left opened or right opened.
The linear type switch rail is straight one, and side direction rail is curved one in the new designed 12# and 18# turnout. This switch rail is with less impact angle and bigger guide curve radius, thus help the train to run more smoothly and more steadily with a higher speed.
The switch rail can be made of normal cross-section rail, high type special cross-section rail and short type cross-section rail (AT rail). Among them, the AT rail is with bigger cross-section area and good stability.
In China, the switch rail is 6.25m in 9# turnout, the straight switch rail is 7.7m, and the curve one is 11.3-11.5m in 12# turnout, and 12.5m in 18# turnout.
Zhongyuan Lida Railway Track Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Group) is consisting of Zhongyuan Lida Railway Track Technology Development Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Railway Lida Industrial Development Corporation, Suzhou Jinstar Railway Materials Co., Ltd., Ruzhou Zhengzhou Railway Sanjia Turnout Co., Ltd., and Ruzhou Zhengzhou Railway Sanjia Cement Products Co., Ltd.
As the core company of the Group, shareholders' structure of Zhongyuan Lida Railway Track Technology Development Co., Ltd. As follows (also see chart 1):
1. Zhengzhou Railway Bureau (Share Proportion: 39.2%)
2. China Railway Materials Commercial Corp. (Share Proportion: 39.2%)
3. Henan Venture Capital (Share Proportion: 8%)
4. Henan Zhongji Investment Development Co., Ltd. (Share Proportion: 7%)
5. Genetec Investment Managers Ltd (Share Proportion: 6.6%)
Zhengzhou Railway Lida Industry Development Corporation is the state-owned company of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau; Zhongyuan Lida enjoys 35% share proportion of Ruzhou Zhengzhou Railway Sanjia Turnout Co., Ltd and Zhengzhou Railway Lida Industry Development Corporation takes 39% share proportion of Ruzhou Zhengzhou Railway Sanjia Cement Products Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Jinstar Railway Materials Co., Ltd. And Zhongyuan Lida Railway Track Technology Development Co., Ltd. Have reached the consensus that Zhongyuan Lida will take a dominate stake in Suzhou Jinstar, and relevant work will start by the year end of 2015. With that, geographic advantage of Suzhou Jinstar will be further enhanced and Jinstar as the export window of the group company will be much more important.
The group is a large railway accessories manufacturer including R&D, manufacture, sales and service. It has powerful capabilities of technology research and development and can supply full series of railway equipment, facilities, accessories and service for customers. Higher popularity and reputation of the Group Company has been acquired in China railway construction field.
With the background of capital marketization of China's railway construction, as the company of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau which takes part in market competition domestically and globally, Zhongyuan Lida is stead on the way to go public. The system reform on investment and financing enhances the capital diversity of railway construction, and it's also the fundamental change of railway investment. All these efforts will further strengthen the market-dominant role of Zhongyuan Lida and its market competitiveness.
