BS 4521-2:1975
Withdrawn
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Specification for railway turnouts for private users Light grade turnouts over which British Railways locomotives do not operate, for axle loads not exceeding 10 tons, using flat bottom rails
Hardcopy , PDF
31-08-2015
English
30-04-1975
Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Inspection
4 Identification marking
5 General requirements
6 Nomenclature
7 Materials
8 Dimensions
Appendix
A Partly worn rails
Tables
1 Nomenclature for components
2 Materials for components
3 Leading dimensions of heel switch turnouts in Figs.
1 and 4
Figures
1 Layout diagram for heel switch turnouts
2 Heel switches nomenclature
3 Crossing and check rail nomenclature
4 Leading dimensions of heel switch turnouts 1 in
4 and 1/2, 1 in 5, 1 in 5 and 1/2, 1 in 6, 1 in
6 and 1/2, 1 in 7, 1 in 7 and 1/2 and 1 in 8
5 9 ft heel switches (item 243) for turnouts 1 in
4 and 1/2, 1 in 5 and 1 in 5 and 1/2
6 12 ft heel switches (item 244) for turnouts 1 in 6,
1 in 6 and 1/2, 1 in 7, 1 in 7 and 1/2 and 1 in 8
7 Crossing and check rail for turnouts 1 in 4 and 1/2,
1 in 5, 1 in 5 and 1/2, 1 in 6, 1 in 6 and 1/2, 1 in
7 and 1 in 7 and 1/2
8 Crossing and check rail for turnout 1 in 8
9 Rail joint (fishplated) (item 229), fishplate (item
230), fishbolt and nut (item 231)
10 Rail fastenings
11 Switch baseplates (item 219)
12 Crossing, check, common and backheel baseplates
13 Stretcher bar (item 232) and soleplate (item 223)
14 Switch, crossing and check blocks
15 Switch, crossing and check bolts (item 239)
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