A test release mechanism for a railway switch machine includes a block structured to attach to a lock box in order to move in conjunction with the lock box and a lift pin structured to be operable to selectively engage and disengage the block with a slide bar.

An apparatus is provided to lock a switch machine in a fully thrown position. The apparatus may include a housing, a lever, and a switch throw mechanism. The switch throw mechanism may be at least partially housed in the housing. The switch throw mechanism may include a rod having a distal portion and a bracket attached to the distal portion. The lever may be pivotally coupled to the switch throw mechanism to laterally move the rod and the bracket from a first member position to a second member position based on the lever pivoting from a first lever position to a second lever position. The bracket located in the second member position and the lever located in the second lever position may lock the rod in the second member position.

An apparatus is provided to lock a switch machine in a fully thrown position. The apparatus may include a housing, a lever, and a switch throw mechanism. The switch throw mechanism may be at least partially housed in the housing. The switch throw mechanism may include a rod having a distal portion and a bracket attached to the distal portion. The lever may be pivotally coupled to the switch throw mechanism to laterally move the rod and the bracket from a first member position to a second member position based on the lever pivoting from a first lever position to a second lever position. The bracket located in the second member position and the lever located in the second lever position may lock the rod in the second member position.

A switch control method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided, which relate to the field of urban rail transit technologies. The method includes: in a process that a train requests a target object for a switch resource, determining that the train is a train before and nearest a switch in combination with switch information sent from an object controller; when the switch is in an idle state, requesting the object controller to move the switch if it is determined that a current switch orientation of the switch is inconsistent with a switch orientation required by the train for the switch, so that the object controller controls to move the switch, and adjusts a status of the switch to a locked state after the switch is moved; and controlling the train to pass through the switch according to a response message returned by the object controller.

A switch control method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided, which relate to the field of urban rail transit technologies. The method includes: in a process that a train requests a target object for a switch resource, determining that the train is a train before and nearest a switch in combination with switch information sent from an object controller; when the switch is in an idle state, requesting the object controller to move the switch if it is determined that a current switch orientation of the switch is inconsistent with a switch orientation required by the train for the switch, so that the object controller controls to move the switch, and adjusts a status of the switch to a locked state after the switch is moved; and controlling the train to pass through the switch according to a response message returned by the object controller.

A switching apparatus comprising a point detector connecting rod connected at one end to a switch machine and to at least one point at the opposite end. The point detector connecting rod is attached to the point via an angled block that permits a sliding motion relative to the point.