CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES (of tunnels
E 21 D)
E 01 B
PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B 61 K)
Structure of the permanent way for railways or tramways
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Ballastway; Other means for supporting the sleepers or the track; Drainage of the ballastway (draining by trenches, culverts, or conduits E 01 F 5/00)
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General structure of permanent way (railway networks B 61 B 1/00; foundations for pavings E 01 C 3/00; foundations in general E 02 D)
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Transverse or longitudinal sleepers (for switches or crossings E 01 B 7/22); Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails
Straps or bands for hooping or encircling sleepers (apparatus for hooping wooden railway sleepers on the spot E 01 B 31/28)
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10
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Composite sleepers
3
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12
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Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers
3
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14
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Slabs; Blocks; Fastening tie-rods to them
3
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16
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made from steel
3
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18
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Composite sleepers
3
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20
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Sleeper construction for special purposes, e.g. with openings for ballast working (sleepers for shiftable track for heavy loads E 01 B 23/12)
3
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22
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Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers
3
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24
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Slabs; Blocks; Pot sleepers; Fastening tie-rods to them
3
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26
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combined with inserts of wood, artificial stone, or other material
3
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28
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made from concrete or from natural or artificial stone (manufacture B 28)
3
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30
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Hollow sleepers
3
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32
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with armouring or reinforcement (hollow sleepers E 01 B 3/30)
3
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34
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with pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcement (pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcing elements E 04 C 5/00)
3
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36
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Composite sleepers
3
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38
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Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers; Layers of concrete supporting both rails
3
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40
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Slabs; Blocks; Pot sleepers; Fastening tie-rods to them
3
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42
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combined with inserts of wood or other material
3
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44
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made from other materials only if the material is essential