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    Points and Crossing

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    Points and crossings are railroad infrastructure components used to transfer trains between tracks. A turnout is a combination of points and a crossing that allows trains to be diverted from one track to another. There are two types of turnouts - right hand turnouts divert trains to the right, while left hand turnouts divert trains to the left. Points use movable tongue rails and stock rails to divert train wheels, while crossings provide gaps in rails to allow wheel flanges to pass through when tracks intersect.

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    Points and crossings are railroad infrastructure components used to transfer trains between tracks. A turnout is a combination of points and a crossing that allows trains to be diverted from one track to another. There are two types of turnouts - right hand turnouts divert trains to the right, while left hand turnouts divert trains to the left. Points use movable tongue rails and stock rails to divert train wheels, while crossings provide gaps in rails to allow wheel flanges to pass through when tracks intersect.

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    Points and crossings are railroad infrastructure components used to transfer trains between tracks. A turnout is a combination of points and a crossing that allows trains to be diverted from one track to another. There are two types of turnouts - right hand turnouts divert trains to the right, while left hand turnouts divert trains to the left. Points use movable tongue rails and stock rails to divert train wheels, while crossings provide gaps in rails to allow wheel flanges to pass through when tracks intersect.

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    Points and Crossing

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    Points and crossings are railroad infrastructure components used to transfer trains between tracks. A turnout is a combination of points and a crossing that allows trains to be diverted from one track to another. There are two types of turnouts - right hand turnouts divert trains to the right, while left hand turnouts divert trains to the left. Points use movable tongue rails and stock rails to divert train wheels, while crossings provide gaps in rails to allow wheel flanges to pass through when tracks intersect.

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    Points and Crossing

    Points and crossings are provided to transfer trains from


    one track to another:
    POINT (SWITCH): The device that is use to divert the wheels
    CROSSING: Gaps in the rail that enables the actual diversion
    TURNOUT: Complete set of points and crossing including the main (lead) rail:
    1) LEFT HAND TURNOUT
    2) RIGHT HAND TURNOUT
    ARailway Turnout
    Turn Out:
    • Turnout: Turnout is the simplest combination
    of point and crossing by operation of which
    train is diverted to another track.
    • A Turnout may be two type:
    1. A right hand turnout
    2. A left hand turnout
    Right Hand Turnout:

    If a train is diverted
    from main track is
    diverted to the
    right of the main
    route in the facing
    direction, then the
    diversion is known
    as RIGHT HAND
    TURNOUT.
    Left Hand Turnout:

    If a train is diverted
    from main track is
    diverted to the left
    of the main route in
    the facing
    direction, then the
    diversion is known
    as LEFT HAND
    TURNOUT.
    Right hand turnout with full
    components
    Point(Switches):-
    • Stock rail: It is the running rail against which a
    tongue rail operates.
    • Tongue rail: It is a tapered movable rail, made of
    high carbon or manganese steel to withstand wear.
    At this end, it is attached to a running rail. A tongue
    rail is also called a switch rail.
    • Heel Block: These blocks are inserted between the
    heel of the tongue rail and stock rail. These are
    made of C.I. and are used to provide a clear gap for
    the wheel flange.
    • Switch tie plate: This is provided below the slide
    chairs at the toe. There are two butt straps at the
    ends to ensure the definite location of slide chair
    and hence of the rails. Standard sections are
    25×1.25 cm for BG and 22.5×0.9 cm for MG.
    • Stretcher bar: The toes of both the tongue rails are
    connected together by means of stretcher bars, so
    that each tongue moves through the same distance
    or gap while changing the points. Generally two or
    three bars are used near the toe.
    How Switches Work:
    Types Of Switches:

    • There are two types of switches:


    1. Stub switch
    2. Split switch
    • Split switch are of two types:
    a. Loose heel type
    b. Fixed heel type
    Stub Switch

    Split Switch
    CROSSINGS:
    • A Crossing is a device which provide two
    flangeways through which the wheels of the flanges
    may move, when two rails intersect each other at
    an angle.
    • Types of crossings:
    Based on shape of crossing: Based on assembly of
    1. Actual angle crossing crossing:
    2. obtuse angle crossing 1.Spring crossing
    2.Cross crossing
    3. Right angle crossing
    3.Diamond crossing
    4.Scissors crossing
    5.Ladder track or
    gathering line
    Actual angle crossing

    Obtuse angle crossing

    Right angle
    crossing
    Spring crossing

    cross over

    Diamond
    crossing
    Scissors crossing

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