Track circuit interrupter
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A Track circuit interrupter is an enhancement of a railway Track circuit to cater for rusty rails at catch points or buffer stops.
Overview
Catch points - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If the lines are track circuited, then a track circuit interrupter will be fitted to one of the run-off rails in order to break the track circuit and set ...
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Circuit interrupter having track resistant coating thereon ...Circuit interrupter having track resistant coating thereon. Document Type and Number:. United States Patent 3192347. Link to this page: ... [1]
Provision of Overlaps, Flank Protection and Trapping
GK/RT0011 specifies the requirements for the provision of track circuit interrupters. Where vehicles derailed at trap points could foul lines other than the ... [2]
Accidents
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[PDF] Rail Accident ReportFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML 33 A track circuit interrupter is fitted to the trap points beyond signal 53 so ... track circuit interrupter and cause signals 51 and 22 if they have been ... [3]
Failure
PDF] JOINTLESS TRACK CIRCUIT File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Mechanical failure of track circuit interrupter. Failure rate:. 4.66E-04. per year per item of equipment. Unavailability:. N/A. per item of equipment ... [4]