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Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings - Mechanical requirements for actuation, locking and detection systems

Scope

This document applies to switches and crossings with movable parts including
- system principles and requirements
- actuation (drive) force
- retaining (holding/locking) force, facing, trailing and run-through/trailability
- assurance of maximum permitted gap between stock and switch or vee and wing along closure length
- temperature effects
- static and dynamic testing
- insulation
- consideration of coupled and uncoupled switches.

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