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Railway Track Junctions: Scissors Crossover

Railway Track Junctions: Scissors Crossover
A scissors crossover is meant for transferring a vehicle from one track to another track and vice versa.


Scissors Crossover

 

A scissors crossover (Fig. 15.12) is meant for transferring a vehicle from one track to another track and vice versa. It is provided where lack of space does not permit the provision of two separate crossovers. It consists of four pairs of switches, six acute crossings, two obtuse crossings, check rails, etc.

 

The scissors crossovers commonly used are of three types depending on the distance between the two parallel tracks they join. A brief description of these crossovers follows.

 

(a)  In the first type, the acute crossing of the diamond falls within the lead of the main line turnout. In this case, the lead of the main line turnout is considerably reduced and hence this is not a satisfactory arrangement.

 

(b) In the second type, the acute crossing of the diamond falls opposite the crossing of the main line turnout. Here, both the crossings lie opposite each other, resulting in a simultaneous drop of the wheel and this results in jolting. This is also not a desirable type of layout.

 

(c)  In the third type of scissors crossover, the acute crossing falls outside the lead of the main crossing. Thus, the acute crossing of the diamond is far away from the crossing of the main line track. This is the most satisfactory arrangement out of these three layouts.

 


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