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A railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The switch consists of the pair of linked tapering rails, known as points (switch rails or point blades), lying between the diverging outer rails (the stock rails). These points can be moved laterally into one of two positions to direct a train coming from the narrow end toward the straight path or the diverging path. A train moving from the narrow end toward the point blades (i.e. it will be directed to one of the two paths depending on the position of the points) is said to be executing a facing-point movement. |
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| Author | Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/10482084506 (archive). It was reviewed on 22 June 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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