Railway applications - Track - Switches and crossings for Vignole rails (series; anchored on Part 2 - requirements for geometric design)
Cited in the Official Journal under Directive (EU) 2016/797 — compliance gives presumption of conformity with the essential requirements.
Issuing body: CEN · Version: EN 13232-2:2023 (Part 2 of a 9-part series) · Published: 2023-10-31
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Scope
Multi-part CEN series defining requirements for switches and crossings used with Vignole (flat-bottom) rails, spanning definitions, geometric design, wheel-rail interaction, actuation/locking, expansion devices and layouts. This entry anchors on Part 2, which sets wheel/rail contact geometry and crossing-nose dimensioning rules used by infrastructure managers and turnout manufacturers for design and type approval; read together with EN 13231 (acceptance of works) it governs specification and construction quality of switch layouts.
Official Journal references
Editions cited under Directive (EU) 2016/797 — these exact editions carry the presumption of conformity.
- EN 13232-2:2003+A1
- EN 13232-3:2003+A1
- EN 13232-4:2005+A1
- EN 13232-5:2005+A1
- EN 13232-6:2005+A1
- EN 13232-7:2006+A1
- EN 13232-8:2007+A1
- EN 13232-9:2006+A1
Related documents
- Part of the EN 13232 series