A SWITCH WHICH CAN BE TRAVERSED IN THE SWITCHING DIRECTION AT 220 KM/H. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, TRIALS

The purpose of this article is to present new switches which can be traversed at 220 km/h which were designed and tested by French National Railways with the intention of installing them in the new Paris-Southeast ultra-high-speed line. Line capacity of routes can be enhanced if junctions and crossovers may be traversed at high speed. The article indicates design criteria, technical considerations, prototype construction, testing procedures and test results.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article also was published in the March, 1976 issue of the Revue Generale des Chemins de Fer.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Alias, J
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: p. 678-688
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crossovers; High speed track; Railroad tracks; Railroad turnouts; Specifications; Switches (Railroads); Tests
• Identifier Terms: Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Old TRIS Terms: Switch points; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149452
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM