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BS EN 13803-2 : 2006

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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRACK ALIGNMENT DESIGN PARAMETERS - TRACK GAUGES 1435 MM AND WIDER - PART 2: SWITCHES AND CROSSINGS AND COMPARABLE ALIGNMENT DESIGN SITUATIONS WITH ABRUPT CHANGES OF CURVATURE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-06-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2006

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 General requirements
6 Principles for the assessment of abrupt changes of
  cant deficiency at abrupt changes in curvature
7 Circular curves without transition curves
8 Combinations of horizontal curves
9 Alignment rules and parameters for designing switch
  and crossing layouts
Annex A (informative) - General design considerations
Annex B (informative) - The installation of switch and
        crossing layouts
Annex C (normative) - Rules for converting parameter
        values for track gauges wider than 1435 mm
Annex D (informative) - Limits of lateral acceleration
Annex E (informative) - The principle of virtual transition
Annex F (informative) - A method for calculating the maximum
        permissible speed at the toe of a non-tangential
        switch
Annex G (informative) - Constraints and risks associated
        with the use of maximum (or minimum) limiting values
Annex H (informative) - The maximum permissible speed of
        tilting body trains over switch and crossing layouts
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2008/57/EC
Bibliography

Defines the rules and values for the track alignment design parameters used to determine the maximum operating speeds over tracks with abrupt changes in curvature and, consequently, abrupt changes of cant deficiency.

Committee
RAE/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 04/30113588 DC. (01/2007) 2006 Edition Re-Issued in February 2010 & incorporates AMD 1 2009. (02/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
48
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

UIC 527-1 : 3ED 2005 COACHES, VANS AND WAGONS - DIMENSIONS OF BUFFER HEADS - TRACK LAYOUT ON S-CURVES
EN 13232-9:2006+A1:2011 Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings - Part 9: Layouts
EN 14363:2016 Railway applications - Testing and Simulation for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles - Running Behaviour and stationary tests
EN 13232-2:2003+A1:2011 Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings - Part 2: Requirements for geometric design
ENV 13803-1 : DRAFT 2002 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK ALIGNMENT DESIGN PARAMETERS - TRACK GAUGES 1435 MM AND WIDER - PART 1: PLAIN LINE
UIC 510-2 : 4ED 2004 TRAILING STOCK: WHEELS AND WHEELSETS - CONDITIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF WHEELS OF VARIOUS DIAMETERS
UIC 518 : 4ED 2009 TESTING AND APPROVAL OF RAILWAY VEHICLES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THEIR DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR - SAFETY - TRACK FATIGUE - RIDE QUALITY
EN 13232-1:2003 Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings - Part 1: Definitions

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