RS Clare offers an extensive range of friction management equipment and consumables to help rail customers around the world protect their assets.
Friction management equipment and consumables
With more passengers, increased service frequencies, heavier axle loads and higher speeds, the strain on our railway infrastructure and rolling stock has never been greater. In the face of these demands, RS Clare offers a portfolio of innovative friction management solutions that enable our customers to increase safety, reduce maintenance costs, improve passenger and freight service reliability, and protect our environment.
Our comprehensive range of gauge face lubricants, top of rail friction control materials and friction management equipment has been designed to maximise wheel and rail life whilst minimising the need for expensive and dangerous trackside maintenance across a wide range of operating conditions.
That’s why a growing number of rail operators and infrastructure managers already rely on RS Clare as the go-to specialists for cost-effective trackside and onboard wheel/rail interface friction management solutions that outlast and outperform. As the biggest supplier of gauge face lubricants to the UK’s national rail network, London Underground, and light rail systems, we are also major suppliers to freight and transit networks in North America and Australia and have a growing presence in Europe and Asia.
Rail lubrication products
Trackside Curved Rail Grease
The EcoCurve Rail Range
Onboard Curved Rail Lubricants
Train Borne Application Equipment
RCM
Systems
Top of Rail Friction Control Material
Trackside Application Equipment
Fishplate Lubrication
Switchplate Lubrication
Equipment & Cleaners
Friction management systems with a global reach
With the acquisition of railway lubrication solutions provider, Igralub Holding GMBH, RS Clare are able to offer a full range of management solutions.
Download our rail conditioning guide
Advances in the control of wheel-rail conditioning are helping to facilitate a transition from stand-alone wayside and onboard applicators to an intelligent network that continually optimises the management of both friction and noise.
Rail noise and vibration monitoring
RS Clare are approved by RISQS (Rail Industry Suppliers Qualification Scheme).
All-seasons curved rail lubrication
One grease grade for all seasons
Our range of Rail friction management solutions includes Ecolabel accredited curved rail grease, top of rail friction control materials, gauge face greases, lubricants for infrastructure and application equipment.
Gaugeface lubrication: How it works and why we need it
Curved rail lubricants are an essential component of the rail industry, playing a critical role in ensuring reliable, safe operation of vehicles and protecting infrastructure.
5 things you need to know about environmentally acceptable rail greases
Read our green grease guide to find out more about how environmental performance is defined and measured for rail greases, and understand the importance of environmentally acceptable lubricants for track lubrication.
Meeting the highest eco standards
Engineered to EU Ecolabel standards, our unique technology EcoCurve range offers unrivalled environmental performance.
How is the rail lubricant applied?
Trackside Lubrication:
The first delivery system of rail lubricants is trackside lubrication. This is a delivery system that is designed for application via trackside lubricators positioned at critical points along the railway track to lubricate the gauge corner of rail curves.
On-Board Spray:
The second is delivered via on-board spray This is particularly suited to sensitive and highly visible urban sites and involves curve-sensing controls.
Solid Stick
The third one is also an on-board system, delivered via a solid stick. This is a simple and clean system that is easy to maintain.