An apparatus and a method for switching a vehicle (306) from a first track to a second track. The track-switching device may be rotated by a motor (108), and may have a drive axle (148) and a primary axle (118). The drive axle (148) may have a barrel (102) located at one end of the drive axle (148), the barrel having a plurality of switch tracks (104,106) located thereon and a braking assembly (154) connected to the drive axle (148) and spaced from the barrel (102). The primary axle (118) may have a flywheel (120) and a clutch assembly (122). The drive axle (148) may then be driven by the primary axle (118) upon en-gagement of the clutch assembly (122) via the motor (108) and the flywheel (120).


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    Title :

    A TRACK-SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD


    Additional title:

    DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE CHANGEMENT DE VOIE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-03-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    E01B PERMANENT WAY , Gleisoberbau / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



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