Gauge Face Lubricants
Helping to keep tracks running quieter, smoother, and longer while keeping the environment in mind, for over 25 years, RS Clare has led the way in the manufacture of gauge face lubricants.
Engineered to the specific challenges encountered in application
As the UK’s leading supplier, we’re the partner of choice for Network Rail, London Underground and most of the country’s light rail networks.
Now expanding into markets around the world, RS Clare is fast becoming the name most associated with advanced and effective gauge face protection.
Our curved rail grease achieves outstanding performance through focused research, development and engineering towards the challenges experienced at the wheel/rail interface, such as:
- Temperature range
- Humidity
- Environmental protection
- Load carrying requirements
- Maintenance intervals
Our gauge face lubricants
ClareShield Supreme
Tight-radius curves often lead to accelerated wear on the gauge face, increasing maintenance costs and reducing rail lifespan. ClareTech Supreme grease offers excellent wear protection, extending the life of curved rails. Its extreme pressure additives and high adhesion ensure effective lubrication with biodegradable and non-toxic qualities, even under heavy loads.
ClareShield Metro Bio Grease
A readily biodegradable curved rail grease, Metro Bio Grease is designed for use in underground metro and subway networks and offers enhanced safety features, including enhanced fire/smoke resistance and low fume toxicity.
ClareShield Rail King
Our most economic curved rail grease, it offers reliable lubrication across wide temperature ranges, making it ideal for networks facing mixed weather conditions. It’s designed for consistent delivery from wayside lubricators and helps extend rail life without stretching your budget.
ClareShield Rail King (HL)
Designed for multi-season performance, this grease handles the heavy-duty needs of Class I railroads and is designed for high traffic networks and heavy axle loads. It delivers great value while withstanding high stress and maintaining consistent lubrication.
ClareShield EcoCurve Trackside
ClareShield EcoCurve Trackside is an environmentally acceptable, high performance curved rail lubricant appropriate for use in all types of wayside lubricators. Designed to protect the gauge corner, ClareShield EcoCurve Trackside is also suitable for lubricating switchblades and check rails.
ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul
ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul is a premium gauge face lubricant for application via wayside lubricators. Specially formulated to provide enhanced lubrication and protection for curved rails over long distances where heavy loads and high volumes of traffic require an extreme performance, all-seasons curved rail grease.
ClareShield EcoCurve High Mobility
ClareShield EcoCurve High Mobility is a unique and innovative curved rail lubricant designed specifically to provide increased pumpability in wayside applications where there are greater distances between lubricators and Grease Dispensing Units (GDU) than typically encountered, for example narrow tunnels or bridges.
Technical product information
| Product | Description | Delivery Method | Request TDS |
|---|---|---|---|
For use in wayside lubricators wherever there is a need for high performance and consistent delivery over a wide temperature range. | Trackside | ||
High performance multi-season curved rail grease for wayside lubricators. Suitable for high traffic networks and heavy axle loads. | Trackside | ||
Non toxic, readily biodegradable curved rail grease for wayside lubricators, with excellent EP and Anti-Wear properties. | Trackside | ||
For use in wayside curved rail lubricators, wherever there is a requirement for high performance and environmentally sensitive products. | Trackside | ||
For use in wayside curved rail lubricators, wherever there is a requirement for extreme performance and environmentally sensitive products. Designed for high volume and high load rail systems. | Trackside | ||
Readily biodegradable, fire resistant, low toxicity curved rail grease, for use in Underground and Metro networks and tunnels. | Trackside | ||
For use in centralised distribution wayside lubricators. All the technical and environmental performance of EcoCurve Trackside, but designed to provide pumpability through narrow bores and long pipe runs whilst still forming a firm grease bead at the GDU. | Trackside | ||
For use in on-board spray equipment wherever there is a requirement for high performance and environmentally sensitive products. Particularly suited to sensitive and high visibility urban sites | Onboard |
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.
Case Study
The tight radius curves at St Pancras Station have long caused issues with noise and garnered complaints from the local residents. After discussions with our technical sales manager, ClareTech Supreme was recommended and successfully trialled. Now, it's used in all of their lubricators and continues to manage the noise issue.
Meeting the highest eco standards
Engineered to EU Ecolabel standards, our unique technology EcoCurve range offers unrivalled environmental performance.
Download our rail friction management solutions brochure
Explore our full range of high-performance rail lubricants in our Rail lubrication brochure.
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.
