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A.R. Foan, "Optimisation of Switch Reliability and Safety through Flexure Analysis", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 122, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.122

Keywords: actuation, detection, point equipment, optimisation, railway switches.

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Designing railway switches for two decades has involved building a process for the optimisation of switch operation. This paper describes what this means: distributing thrust along the moving rails; making sure there is sufficient free wheel clearance to avoid impacts and wear; checking that any obstructions would be detected; providing sufficient 'headroom' between required and available thrust to account for typical causes of degradation and to reduce maintenance intervention; and optimising supplementary drives.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 110 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 122 Optimisation of Switch Reliability and Safety through Flexure Analysis A.R. Foan Andy Foan Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.110.122 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A.R. Foan, "Optimisation of Switch Reliability and Safety through Flexure Analysis", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 122, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.122 Keywords: actuation, detection, point equipment, optimisation, railway switches. Summary Designing railway switches for two decades has involved building a process for the optimisation of switch operation. This paper describes what this means: distributing thrust along the moving rails; making sure there is sufficient free wheel clearance to avoid impacts and wear; checking that any obstructions would be detected; providing sufficient 'headroom' between required and available thrust to account for typical causes of degradation and to reduce maintenance intervention; and optimising supplementary drives. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £22) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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