A switch device including a switch rail (12), the switch device having at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (32) and a switch rail support (16), and the switch rail and the connecting rail being interconnected by a weld joint (34). The switch rail support (16) includes a through-opening (36) 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 (12). Furthermore, the length of the through-opening or the recess allows the junction rail (32) to connect to switch rails of the same or different lengths.

The compressible sealing element (1) comprises at least one piece made of a resilient foam (17). This foam has an open-cell content of at least 50% and has such a hardness that it requires a force of less than 2000 N to compress the sealing element (1) per meter length thereof to such an extent that the volume of a rectangular cuboid circumscribing the sealing element is reduced by 40%. The sealing element comprises a water-impermeable cover layer (18) which extends at least over its top surface. The sealing element is intended for filling at least partially the gaps between the stock rails (13) and the switch rails (12) in a railway switch to prevent the switch from being blocked in particular by snow. Advantages of the new sealing element is that it can easier be inserted in these gaps and that it has a smaller effect on the force required to close the switch so that it can also be applied closer to the free extremity of the switch rail (12).

The compressible sealing element (1) comprises at least one piece made of a resilient foam (17). This foam has an open-cell content of at least 50% and has such a hardness that it requires a force of less than 2000 N to compress the sealing element (1) per meter length thereof to such an extent that the volume of a rectangular cuboid circumscribing the sealing element is reduced by 40%. The sealing element comprises a water-impermeable cover layer (18) which extends at least over its top surface. The sealing element is intended for filling at least partially the gaps between the stock rails (13) and the switch rails (12) in a railway switch to prevent the switch from being blocked in particular by snow. Advantages of the new sealing element is that it can easier be inserted in these gaps and that it has a smaller effect on the force required to close the switch so that it can also be applied closer to the free extremity of the switch rail (12).

A switch (1) for a track system for rail vehicles, wherein the switch (1) has rails (2) and a sequence of sleepers (4) and, in each case on an upper side (5) of the respective sleeper (4), at least two of the rails (2) are fixed to each other in pairs opposite each other, and in each case an intermediate layer (6) is arranged between each one of the rails (2) and the respective sleeper upper side (5), and the sleepers (4) each have a sleeper pad (8) on their undersides (7), opposite their respective upper sides (5), and the sleeper pads (8) each have at least one elastomer layer (9), wherein the intermediate layers (6) each have at least one elastomer layer (10).

A switch (1) for a track system for rail vehicles, wherein the switch (1) has rails (2) and a sequence of sleepers (4) and, in each case on an upper side (5) of the respective sleeper (4), at least two of the rails (2) are fixed to each other in pairs opposite each other, and in each case an intermediate layer (6) is arranged between each one of the rails (2) and the respective sleeper upper side (5), and the sleepers (4) each have a sleeper pad (8) on their undersides (7), opposite their respective upper sides (5), and the sleeper pads (8) each have at least one elastomer layer (9), wherein the intermediate layers (6) each have at least one elastomer layer (10).

A switch (1) for a track system for rail vehicles, wherein the switch (1) has rails (2) and a sequence of sleepers (4) and, in each case on an upper side (5) of the respective sleeper (4), at least two of the rails (2) are fixed to each other in pairs opposite each other, and in each case an intermediate layer (6) is arranged between each one of the rails (2) and the respective sleeper upper side (5), and the sleepers (4) each have a sleeper pad (8) on their undersides (7), opposite their respective upper sides (5), and the sleeper pads (8) each have at least one elastomer layer (9), wherein the intermediate layers (6) each have at least one elastomer layer (10).

A switch (1) for a track system for rail vehicles, wherein the switch (1) has rails (2) and a sequence of sleepers (4) and, in each case on an upper side (5) of the respective sleeper (4), at least two of the rails (2) are fixed to each other in pairs opposite each other, and in each case an intermediate layer (6) is arranged between each one of the rails (2) and the respective sleeper upper side (5), and the sleepers (4) each have a sleeper pad (8) on their undersides (7), opposite their respective upper sides (5), and the sleeper pads (8) each have at least one elastomer layer (9), wherein the intermediate layers (6) each have at least one elastomer layer (10).

A device for setting up a level crossing for crossing a track section having two rails, comprising one or more mouldings forming at least one part of a traffic surface of the railway crossing across the rails, and at least one moulding holder fixable to one of the two rails, wherein the moulding(s) is/(are) detachably attachable to at least one of the two rails by means of the moulding holder, wherein the moulding holder comprises two holding clamps fixable to the rail in juxtaposition to each other on both sides of the rail, and wherein the two holding clamps can be braced to each other such as to clamp the rail foot between the two holding clamps.

A device for setting up a level crossing for crossing a track section having two rails, comprising one or more mouldings forming at least one part of a traffic surface of the railway crossing across the rails, and at least one moulding holder fixable to one of the two rails, wherein the moulding(s) is/(are) detachably attachable to at least one of the two rails by means of the moulding holder, wherein the moulding holder comprises two holding clamps fixable to the rail in juxtaposition to each other on both sides of the rail, and wherein the two holding clamps can be braced to each other such as to clamp the rail foot between the two holding clamps.

The invention relates to an arrangement for holding down a rail (14) having a rail foot (20), such as a stock rail, comprising a base (18), such as a slide chair plate, tongue roller plate or wheel guide plate, a plate element (16), such as a slide chair or counter bearing, detachably arranged on the base, a spring element (10) holding the plate element on the base, and a first and a second abutment for tensioning the spring element. To enable the rail to be held down with structurally simple measures and at the same time to achieve ease of maintenance and servicing, it is provided that the first abutment is a section (78) of the plate element (16) or extends therefrom, running in the region remote from the rail foot, in that the second abutment is an eccentric element (12) which preferably extends in the longitudinal direction of the rail (14) and is arranged rotatably in a receptacle (46) arranged between the rail foot (20) and the first abutment and starting from the base (18), and in that the spring element is designed to be supported on the rail foot (20).