SWITCH DESIGNS WITH UIC 60 RAILS IN THE GERMAN FEDERAL RAILWAY

WEICHEN MIT SCHIENEN UIC 60 BEI DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESBAHN

A series of new switch designs using UIC 60 rails are being developed to meet the requirements of high speed and high loading. Described here are the more important of the changes, such as the altered switch geometry, longer tongue rails, new check rails with rigid crossings and crossings with movable tips without check rails.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Morgenschweis, O
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 97-104
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed track; Railroad tracks; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057459
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 1974 12:00AM