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NEN EN 13232-3 : 2003 + A1 2011

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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - SWITCHES AND CROSSINGS - PART 3: REQUIREMENTS FOR WHEEL/RAIL INTERACTION

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01-12-2013

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Introduction
  3.1 General
  3.2 Wheel and track dimensions
  3.3 Wheel profiles
  3.4 Wheelsets
  3.5 Rail and track
  3.6 Tolerances and wear
  3.7 Contact zone
      3.7.1 Contact profile
      3.7.2 Contact danger zone
      3.7.3 Flangeway depth
4 Guidance principles
  4.1 Guard and check Rails
  4.2 Wheelset guidance
      4.2.1 Angle of attack
      4.2.2 Flangeway
      4.2.3 Gauge widening
      4.2.4 Check rail and common crossing nose
      4.2.5 Obtuse Crossings
  4.3 Transitional guidance
  4.4 Entry flares
5 Wheel load transfer
  5.1 Sufficiency of bearing area
  5.2 Transfer surfaces
  5.3 Method of assessment
6 Insufficient wheel support or guidance
  6.1 Common crossings
  6.2 Obtuse crossings
  6.3 Movable crossings
Bibliography

Specifies the following: - Characterization of wheel and track dimensions; - Geometric design principles for wheel guidance; - Design principles for wheel load transfer; - Deciding whether movable crossing are needed.

DevelopmentNote
2003 Edition Re-Issued in October 2011 & incorporates AMD 1 2011. (11/2011) Draft issued in June 2014. (07/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Netherlands Standards
Status
Current

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