A passive switch for a railway track is disclosed. A railway car is moveable along the railway track in a facing direction. The passive switch includes a first track section and a second track section. The first track section includes a first main track, a first diverging track, and a first guard rail. The first guard rail is shaped to guide a first wheel of the railway car from the first main track onto the first diverging track as the first wheel travels in the facing direction within the passive switch. The second track section includes a second main track and a second diverging track. The second main track is shaped to guide a second wheel of the railway car from the second main track onto the second diverging track.
Passive Switch For A Railway Track
2016-05-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61J Verschieben oder Rangieren von Schienenfahrzeugen , SHIFTING OR SHUNTING OF RAIL VEHICLES |
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