BS EN 13232-5:2023

This standard BS EN 13232-5:2023 Railway applications. Track. Switches and crossings for Vignole rails is classified in these ICS categories:

• 93.100 Construction of railways

This document: — establishes a working definition for switches and their constituent parts and identify the main types; — specifies the minimum requirements for the manufacture of the switches and/or constituent parts; — specifies codes of practice for inspection and manufacturing tolerances of both full and half sets of switches and their constituent parts; — establishes the limits and scope of supply; — lists the methods by which switches and their parts should be identified and traced; — lists the different and varying ways by which switches can be described using the following parameters: — geometry of the switches; — types of construction; — performance requirements; — design criteria; — tolerances and inspection.