Voestalpine Vae Gmbh

Voestalpine Bwg Gmbh

Voestalpine Railway Systems Gmbh

Voestalpine Turnout Technology Germany Gmbh

Torsten Nolte

Thomas Christ

Thomas Bergk

Jürgen Hellbach

Jurgen Hellbach

A switch device including a switch rail (), the switch device having at least one stock rail (), a junction rail () and a switch rail support (), and the switch rail and the connecting rail being interconnected by a weld joint (). The switch rail support () includes a through-opening () or a recess beneath the weld joint, the width of the through-opening or the recess being wider than the width of the switch rail (). Furthermore, the length of the through-opening or the recess allows the junction rail () to connect to switch rails of the same or different lengths.

Switch device

A grooved rail switch device () having a switch rail (), the switch device having a monobloc design and comprising at least one stock rail (), a junction rail () and a switch rail support (), and the switch rail () and the junction rail () being mechanically interconnected. The switch rail () and the junction rail () merge into each other by means of a joint () that is S-shaped in the horizontal section.

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Erfurt, Germany

Torsten Nolte