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Posted: Aug 11 2018 (17:56)
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Turnout or switch is a mechanical device that are used to guide the trains from one rail track to another. Following blogs explain components of turnout
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A switch operating device moves switch rails. Switch rails can be thrown (moved) from one orientation to another by either a hand-operated (manual) switch stand or a mechanically or electro-mechanically (power-operated) switch machine. In both cases, the operating devices are positioned at the beginning of the turnout opposite the switch-connecting rods near the point of the switch rails.
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