E01BPERMANENT WAYPERMANENT-WAY TOOLSMACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61KIn this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme. E01B1/00Structure of the permanent way for railways or tramways E01B1/00BallastwayOther means for supporting the sleepers or the trackDrainage of the ballastway draining by trenches, culverts, or conduits E01F5/00 E01B1/001Track with ballast E01B1/002Ballastless track, e.g. concrete slab trackway, or with asphalt layers E01B1/004with prefabricated elements embedded in fresh concrete or asphalt E01B1/005with sleeper shoes E01B1/007with interlocking means to withstand horizontal forces E01B1/008Drainage of track E01B2/00General structure of permanent way railway networks B61B1/00; foundations for pavings E01C3/00; foundations in general E02D E01B2/003Arrangement of tracks on bridges or in tunnels E01B2/006Deep foundation of tracks E01B3/00Transverse or longitudinal sleepers for switches or crossings E01B7/22Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails E01B3/02made from wood drying or impregnating B27K E01B3/04Means for preventing cleaving E01B3/06Anti-cracking dogs E01B3/08Straps or bands for hooping or encircling sleepers apparatus for hooping wooden railway sleepers on the spot E01B31/28 E01B3/10Composite sleepers E01B3/12Longitudinal sleepersLongitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rodsCombined longitudinal and transverse sleepers E01B3/14SlabsBlocksFastening tie-rods to them E01B3/16made from steel E01B3/18Composite sleepers E01B3/20Sleeper construction for special purposes, e.g. with openings for ballast working sleepers for shiftable track for heavy loads E01B23/12 E01B3/22Longitudinal sleepersLongitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rodsCombined longitudinal and transverse sleepers E01B3/24SlabsBlocksPot sleepersFastening tie-rods to them E01B3/26combined with inserts of wood artificial stone or other material E01B3/28made from concrete or from natural or artificial stone manufacture B28 E01B3/30Hollow sleepers E01B3/32with armouring or reinforcement hollow sleepers E01B3/30 E01B3/34with pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcement pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcing elements E04C5/00 E01B3/36Composite sleepers E01B3/38Longitudinal sleepersLongitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rodsCombined longitudinal and transverse sleepersLayers of concrete supporting both rails E01B3/40SlabsBlocksPot sleepersFastening tie-rods to them E01B3/42combined with inserts of wood or other material E01B3/44made from other materials only if the material is essential E01B3/46made from different materials E01B3/26, E01B3/42 take precedence E01B3/48Distance keepers or tie-rods for sleepers E01B5/00RailsGuard rails manufacture of rails B21BDistance-keeping means for them E01B5/02Rails E01B5/04Grooved rails E01B5/06Reversible or invertible rails E01B5/08Composite railsCompound rails with dismountable or non-dismountable parts E01B5/10Composite grooved railsInserts for grooved rails E01B5/12Rails with a foot serving as a sleeper E01B5/14Rails for special parts of the track, e.g. for curves E01B5/16Distance keepers E01B5/18Guard railsConnecting, fastening or adjusting means therefor E01B7/00SwitchesCrossings operating mechanisms B61L E01B7/02TonguesAssociated constructions E01B7/04Constructions with tongues turning about a vertical pivot at the end E01B7/06Constructions with flexible tongues or flexible fishplates E01B7/08Other constructions of tongues, e.g. tilting about an axis parallel to the rail, movable tongue blocks or rails E01B7/10Frogs E01B7/12Fixed frogs made of one part or composite E01B7/14with movable parts E01B7/16Jump-over frogs E01B7/18Combinations of switches and crossings E01B7/20Safety means for switches, e.g. switch point protectors, auxiliary or guiding rail members E01B7/22Special sleepers for switches or crossingsFastening means therefor E01B7/24Heating of switches E01B7/26Lubricating of switches lubricating of rails B61K3/00 E01B7/28Crossings E01B7/30Jump-over crossings E01B9/00Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like fastening rails to bridges E01D19/12 E01B9/02Fastening rails, tie-plates, or chairs directly on sleepers or foundationsMeans therefor E01B9/04Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry without clamp members E01B9/06Railways spikes nails in general F16B E01B9/08Elastic spikes E01B9/10Screws or bolts for sleepers screws or bolts in general F16B E01B9/12Retaining or locking devices for spikes or screws E01B9/14Plugs, sleeves, thread linings, or other inserts for holes in sleepers inserting plugs or sleeves E01B31/26 E01B9/16for wooden sleepers E01B9/18for concrete sleepers E01B9/20by keys E01B9/22Fastening on steel sleepers without clamp members E01B9/24by keys E01B9/26Welded fastenings E01B9/28Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members E01B9/30by resilient steel clips E01B9/303the clip being a shaped bar E01B9/306the clip being a shaped plate E01B9/32Fastening on steel sleepers with clamp members E01B9/34by resilient steel clips E01B9/36Metal sole-plates for rails which rails are directly fastened to sleepers E01B9/38Indirect fastening of rails by using tie-plates or chairsFastening of rails on the tie-plates or in the chairs E01B9/40Tie-plates for flat-bottom rails manufacture B21 E01B9/42of two or more parts E01B9/44Fastening the rail on the tie-plate E01B9/46by clamps E01B9/48by resilient steel clips E01B9/483the clip being a shaped bar E01B9/486the clip being a shaped plate E01B9/50by keys E01B9/52by resilient keys E01B9/54Rail chairs E01B9/56for rails with two or more treads E01B9/58Fastening the rail in the chair E01B9/60Rail fastenings making use of clamps or braces supporting the side of the rail E01B9/62Rail fastenings incorporating resilient supports E01B9/64Rail fastenings gripping or encircling the sleeper E01B9/66Rail fastenings allowing the adjustment of the position of the rails, so far as not included in the preceding groups E01B9/68Pads or the like, e.g. of wood, rubber, placed under the rail, tie-plate, or chair If the subject to be classified has more than one characteristic, classification is made in group E01B9/68 and indexing codes for the different characteristics are given E01B9/681characterised by the material E01B9/683layered or composite E01B9/685characterised by their shape E01B9/686with textured surface E01B9/688with internal cavities E01B11/00Rail joints electrical connection of the rail B60M5/00 E01B11/02Dismountable rail joints E01B11/04Flat fishplates E01B11/06with keys or pins E01B11/08Angle fishplates E01B11/10Fishplates with parts supporting or surrounding the rail foot E01B11/12Fishplates engaging only the rail foot E01B11/14Rail foot flange clips in one piece E01B11/16Fishplates for joining rails of different sections E01B11/18Fishplates for temporarily repairing broken rails E01B11/20with gap-bridging E01B11/22by parts of the rails E01B11/24with oblique or overlapping rail ends E01B11/26with interlocking rail ends E01B11/28by parts of the joining members E01B11/30Fishplates with integral tread parts lying in the cross-section of the rail head E01B11/32by separate parts, Inserts bridging both rail heads E01B11/34Auxiliary rail beside gap E01B11/36Fastening means for fishplates E01B11/38Locking arrangements for fastening means locking means for nuts or bolts in general F16B E01B11/40Dismountable rail joints combined with welded parts E01B11/42Joint constructions for relatively movable rails, e.g. rails on turntables, traversers, or swing bridges E01B11/44Non-dismountable rail jointsWelded joints welding methods B23K E01B11/46General methods for making gapless tracks E01B11/48Joints made by flame welding E01B11/50Joints made by electric welding E01B11/52Joints made by alumino-thermal welding E01B11/54Electrically-insulating rail joints E01B11/56Special arrangements for supporting rail ends foot supports E01B11/08 - E01B11/14 E01B11/58Bridge plates E01B11/60with wedges E01B11/62Bridge chairs chairs E01B9/54 - E01B9/58 E01B13/00Arrangements preventing shifting of the track E01B13/02Rail anchors E01B15/00Guards for preventing a person's foot being trapped in grooved rails E01B17/00Cattle guards connected to the permanent way grids in general for preventing cattle from straying A01K3/00 E01B19/00Protection of permanent way against development of dust or against the effect of wind, sun, frost, or corrosionMeans to reduce development of noise snow fences E01F7/02, snow-ploughs E01H8/02, watering E01H11/00 E01B19/003Means for reducing the development or propagation of noise E01B19/006Means for protecting the underground against spillage E01B21/00Track superstructure adapted for tramways in paved streets paving E01C9/04, E01C9/06 E01B21/02Special supporting meansDraining of rails E01B21/04Special fastenings, joint constructions, or tie-rods E01B23/00Easily dismountable or movable tracks, e.g. temporary railwaysDetails specially adapted therefor E01B23/02Tracks for light railways, e.g. for field, colliery, or mine use E01B23/04Fastening or joining means E01B23/06Switches turntables B60S, B61JPortable switchesTurnouts E01B23/08Temporary tracks for use while repairing tramways E01B23/10Shiftable tracks for heavy loads, e.g. carrying excavators E01B23/12Sleepers E01B23/14Fastening or joining means fastening of rails by keys E01B9/24 E01B23/16Switches E01B25/00Tracks for special kinds of railways systems B61B; wheel tracks on roads E01C9/02 E01B25/02Tracks for rack railways E01B25/04Rack railsSupports or connections for rack rails E01B25/06SwitchesFrogsCrossings E01B25/08Tracks for mono-rails with centre of gravity of vehicle above the load-bearing rail E01B25/10Mono-railsAuxiliary balancing railsSupports or connections for rails E01B25/12SwitchesCrossings E01B25/14Tracks for cable-drawn railway vehicles E01B25/15SwitchesCrossings E01B25/16Tracks for aerial rope railways with a stationary rope E01B25/18RopesSupports, fastening or straining means for ropes ropes in general D07B; masts E04H12/00; ropes sockets F16G E01B25/20SwitchesCrossings E01B25/22Tracks for railways with the vehicle suspended from rigid supporting rails E01B25/24Supporting railsAuxiliary balancing railsSupports or connections for rails E01B25/26SwitchesCrossings E01B25/28Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface wheel tracks on roads E01C9/02 E01B25/30Tracks for magnetic suspension or levitation vehicles E01B25/305Rails or supporting constructions E01B25/32Stators, guide rails or slide rails E01B25/34SwitchesFrogsCrossings E01B26/00Tracks or track components not covered by any one of the preceding groups E01B26/005Means for fixing posts, barriers, fences or the like to rails E01B27/00Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the trackTools or machines specially designed therefor derailing or rerailing ofmachines B61K5/00; removal of foreign matter from the permanent way, vegetation control applying liquids E01H E01B27/00Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the trackDevices thereforPacking sleepers E01B27/02Placing the ballastMaking ballastwayRedistributing ballasting materialMachines or devices thereforLevelling means E01B27/021by devices moving underneath the track, e.g. ballast sleighs E01B27/022by devices moving on the track with or without spreading or levelling E01B27/023Spreading, levelling or redistributing ballast already placed E01B27/025by means of non-driven tools E01B27/026by means of driven tools, e.g. rotating brooms or digging devices E01B27/027Loosening ballasting material E01B27/028Compacting ballasting material; Performing ballast cores or seats for sleepers E01B27/04Removing the ballastMachines therefor, whether or not additionally adapted for taking-up ballast E01B27/06, E01B27/12 takes precedence; redistributing ballasting material E01B27/02 E01B27/06Renewing or cleaning the ballast in situ, with or without concurrent work on the track E01B27/08the track having been taken-up E01B27/11 takes precedence E01B27/10without taking-up track E01B27/11 takes precedence E01B27/102Removing unwanted material without removing the ballast E01B27/105the track having been lifted E01B27/107along between the tracks only E01B27/11combined with concurrent renewal of track components E01B27/12Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the trackCompacting track-carrying ballast E01B27/13Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track preforming ballast cores or seats for sleepers E01B27/02 E01B27/14Manual tools or hand-held power tools therefor E01B27/16Sleeper-tamping machines E01B27/17combined with means for lifting, levelling or slewing the track E01B27/18by introducing additional fresh material under the sleepers, e.g. by the measured-shovel method, by the blowing method E01B27/20Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators of trackless ballastway E01B27/02; for packing sleepers E01B27/12 E01B29/00Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracksTools or machines therefor E01B27/00, E01B31/00 take precedence E01B29/005Making of concrete parts of the track in situ E01B29/02Transporting, laying, removing, or renewing lengths of assembled track, assembled switches, or assembled crossings E01B29/04 takes precedence E01B29/04Lifting or levelling of tracks lifting devices in general B66F E01B29/05Transporting, laying, removing, or renewing both rails and sleepers as assembled units E01B29/02 E01B29/06Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers E01B29/05 takes precedence; carrying devices B65G7/12 E01B29/09under, or from under, installed rails E01B29/10for inserting or removing sleepers E01B29/11Removal involving destruction of the sleeper, e.g. the sectioning thereof E01B29/13for moving sleepers in a direction parallel to the rails, e.g. for spacing or aligning them E01B29/10 takes precedence E01B29/14for lifting sleepers up to the rails lifting devices in general B66F E01B29/16Transporting, laying, removing, or replacing railsMoving rails placed on sleepers in the track E01B29/05 takes precedence; moving or tilting heavy loads in general B65G7/00 E01B29/17Lengths of rails assembled into strings, e.g. welded together E01B29/20Moving rails placed on installed sleepers in the plane track E01B29/22Raising rails from sleepers, e.g. for inserting sole-plates lifting devices in general B66F E01B29/24Fixing or removing detachable fastening means or accessories thereofPre-assembling track components by detachable fastening means E01B29/02, E01B31/26 take precedence E01B29/26the fastening means being spikes E01B29/16 takes precedence; hand-held tools for nail or staple driving or extracting B25C E01B29/28the fastening means being of screw-and-nut type portable apparatus for fixing or removing screws or the like B25BApparatus therefor, adapted to additionally drilling holes E01B29/29for horizontally-arranged fastening elements, e.g. fish-bolts E01B29/32Installing or removing track components, not covered by the preceding groups, e.g. sole-plates, rail anchors E01B31/26 takes precedence E01B29/40Means or arrangements for temporarily supporting laid tracks, or rails or sleepers in the track temporary fishplates E01B11/18 E01B29/42Undetachably joining or fastening track components in or on the track, e.g. by welding, by gluingPre-assembling track components by gluingSealing joints with filling components E01B31/26 takes precedence; independent heating means E01B31/18; welding in general B23K; gluing metal parts in general F16B11/00 E01B29/44Methods for effecting joining of rails in the track, e.g. taking account of ambient temperature E01B29/46Devices for holding, positioning, or urging together the rail ends adjusting the joint by moving rails E01B29/20 E01B31/00Working rails, sleepers, baseplates, or the like, in or on the lineMachines, tools, or auxiliary devices specially designed therefor characterised by features independent of use on assembled track B21, B23 - B25, B27 E01B31/02Working rail or other metal track components on the spot E01B31/04Sectioning or slitting, e.g. by sawing, shearing, flame-cutting E01B31/06Making holes, e.g. by drilling, punching, flame-cutting E01B31/08Bending, e.g. for straightening rails or rail joints for aligning rail ends to be welded E01B29/46 E01B31/12Removing metal from rails, rail joints, or baseplates, e.g. for deburring welds, reconditioning worn rails E01B31/13by milling E01B31/15by planing or filing E01B31/17by grinding E01B31/175using grinding belts E01B31/18Reconditioning or repairing worn or damaged parts on the spot, e.g. applying inlays, building-up rails by welding E01B31/04 - E01B31/12 take precedenceHeating or cooling of parts on the spot, e.g. for reducing joint gaps, for hardening rails E01B31/20Working or treating non-metal sleepers in or on the line, e.g. marking, creosoting working metal sleepers E01B31/02 E01B31/22Cutting or grinding wooden sleepers, e.g. for forming rail seats E01B31/24 takes precedence E01B31/23Sectioning combined with removal of segments from track E01B29/11 E01B31/24Forming, treating, reconditioning, or cleaning holes in sleepersDrilling-templates E01B29/28, E01B31/26 take precedence E01B31/26Inserting or removing inserts or fillings for holes in sleepers, e.g. plugs, sleeves E01B31/28Applying or removing anti-splitting or like reinforcing means E01B31/26 takes precedence; straps or bands therefor E01B3/08 E01B33/00Machines or devices for shifting tracks, with or without lifting, e.g. for aligning track, for shifting excavator track combined with sleeper packing machines E01B27/17 E01B33/02for slewing, i.e. transversely shifting, in steps E01B33/04Manual toolsDevices not mounted on vehicles E01B33/06for slewing in a continuous operation, e.g. for tracks which carry excavators E01B33/08Boom track-slewing machines E01B33/10Bridge track-slewing machines E01B33/12Combined boom and bridge track-slewing machines E01B33/18Details not peculiar to a particular type of machine E01B33/21Arrangement or construction of rollers moving the rails E01B35/00Applications of measuring apparatus or devices for track-building purposes apparatus on locomotives or cars to indicate or record bad track sections B61K9/00; measuring angles, linear dimensions, or irregularities in general G01B, G01C E01B35/02for spacing, for cross levellingfor laying-out curves E01B35/04Wheeled apparatus E01B35/06for measuring irregularities in longitudinal direction E01B35/08for levelling E01B35/10for aligning E01B35/12for measuring movement of the track or of the components thereof under rolling loads, e.g. depression of sleepers, increase of gauge E01B37/00Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track, not provided for in a single one of groups E01B27/00 - E01B35/00 E01B2201/00 E01B2201/00Fastening or restraining methods E01B2201/02by wedging action E01B2201/04by bolting, nailing or the like E01B2201/06by eccentric or levering action E01B2201/08by plastic or elastic deformation of fastener E01B2201/10in alternative ways, e.g. glueing, welding, form-fits E01B2202/00Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the trackTools or machines specially designed therefor derailing or rerailing ofmachines B61K5/00; removal of foreign matter from the permanent way, vegetation control applying liquids E01H E01B2202/00Characteristics of moving parts of rail systems, e.g. switches, special frogs, tongues E01B2202/02Nature of the movement E01B2202/021Turning or tilting or elastically bending E01B2202/022about horizontal axis E01B2202/024about vertical axis E01B2202/025Pure translation E01B2202/027Including a component perpendicular to the plane of the rails E01B2202/028Movement along an inclined surface E01B2202/04Nature of the support or bearing E01B2202/042Sliding E01B2202/044Rolling E01B2202/046with rolls on fixed part E01B2202/048with rolls on moving part 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