E
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  
BUILDING
 E01
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES (of tunnels E21D)
 E01B
PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K; removal of foreign matter from the permanent way, vegetation control, applying liquids E01H)
 E01B
Subclass index
STRUCTURE OF THE PERMANENT WAY
General structure 2/00
Ballastway, transverse or longitudinal sleepers 1/00, 3/00
Rails or switches for general application 5/00 - 13/00, 26/00
Rails or switches for particular application 21/00 - 26/00
Protective arrangements 15/00 - 19/00
MAKING, MAINTAINING, RENEWING, OR TAKING-UP THE BALLASTWAY OR THE TRACK 27/00 - 37/00
 E01B 1/00 - 
E01B 26/00
Structure of the permanent way for railways or tramways
P:110 E01B 1/00
Ballastway; Other means for supporting the sleepers or the track; Drainage of the ballastway (draining by trenches, culverts, or conduits E01F 5/00)
P:40 E01B 2/00
General structure of permanent way (railway networks B61B 1/00; foundations for pavings E01C 3/00; foundations in general E02D)
P:100 E01B 3/00
Transverse or longitudinal sleepers (for switches or crossings E01B 7/00); Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails
P:70 E01B 5/00
Rails; Guard rails (manufacture of rails B21B); Distance-keeping means for them
P:60 E01B 7/00
Switches; Crossings (operating mechanisms B61L)
P:90 E01B 9/00
Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like (fastening rails to bridges E01D 19/12)
P:80 E01B 11/00
Rail joints (electrical connection of rails B60M 5/00)
P:50 E01B 13/00
Arrangements preventing shifting of the track
P:120 E01B 15/00
Guards for preventing a person's foot being trapped in grooved rails
P:130 E01B 17/00
Cattle guards connected to the permanent way (grids in general for preventing cattle from straying A01K 3/00)
P:30 E01B 19/00
Protection of permanent way against development of dust or against the effect of wind, sun, frost, or corrosion; Means to reduce development of noise (snow fences E01F 7/00; snow-ploughs E01H 8/00; watering E01H 11/00)
P:20 E01B 21/00
Track superstructure specially adapted for tramways in paved streets (paving E01C 9/00)
P:0 E01B 23/00
Easily dismountable or movable tracks, e.g. temporary railways; Details specially adapted therefor
P:10 E01B 25/00
Tracks for special kinds of railways (systems B61B; wheel tracks on roads E01C 9/00)
 E01B 25/00

Note(s)

In this group, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:

  • "track" includes non-load-carrying guide rails.

P:140 E01B 26/00
Tracks or track components not covered by any one of main groups E01B 1/00-E01B 25/00
 E01B 27/00 - 
E01B 37/00
Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track; Tools or machines specially designed therefor
P:190 E01B 27/00
Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers
P:180 E01B 29/00
Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor (E01B 27/00, E01B 31/00 take precedence)
P:170 E01B 31/00
Working rails, sleepers, baseplates, or the like, in or on the line; Machines, tools, or auxiliary devices specially designed therefor (characterised by features independent of use on assembled track B21, B23-B25, B27)
P:160 E01B 33/00
Machines or devices for shifting tracks, with or without lifting, e.g. for aligning track, for shifting excavator track (combined with sleeper packing machines E01B 27/00)
P:150 E01B 35/00
Applications of measuring apparatus or devices for track-building purposes (apparatus on locomotives or cars to indicate or record bad track sections B61K 9/00; measuring angles, linear dimensions, or irregularities in general G01B, G01C)
P:200 E01B 37/00
Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track, not provided for in a single one of groups E01B 27/00-E01B 35/00