General Information on Track Circuits - RGS Online

Railway Group Approved Code of Practice
GK/RC0752
Issue Two
Date December 1998
Page E46 of 52
18 Side Leads
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<strong>General</strong> <strong>Information</strong> on Track Circuits
18.1 Side Lead Manufacture
Impedance bond and busbar side leads are manufactured in accordance with
Figure E47 & Figure E48 and the tables in Figure E49, Figure E50 & Figure
E51.
Figure E47 shows the general procedure in diagrammatically form:
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1. Strip Back Insulation
2. Crimp Lugs
3. Fit heat shrink tube
(where required) and label
37/2.25 Aluminium Cable
Catalogue No 6/116601
Heat Shrink Tube with Sealant
Catalogue No 55/118332
E 46 R A I L T R A C K
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OR
Clear heat shrink tube to completely cover adhesive
paper label. For colour of label, legend and Railway
Catalogue No see Figure E48, Figure E49,
Figure E50 and Figure E51.
Label size 50 x 20 nom fitted this end only
Figure E47
Figure E48 gives cable lengths (dimension A) for crimped lug and busbar
connections. It should be used in conjunction with the cables in Figure E49,
Figure E50 and Figure E51 which give details for each group of cables (green,
white or orange group) according to the rail connection.