BAS EN 13232-5:2025
Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings for Vignole rails - Part 5: Switches
General Information
Status: Published
No. of pages: 36
Language: English
Edition: 1.
Adoption method: Endorsment
Publication date: 12.08.2025
Technical committee:
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Abstract
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.
Lifecycle
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Original document and degree of correspondence
- EN 13232-5:2023, identical