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(11) EP 1 195 467 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(21) Application number: 01308550.1

(22) Date of filing: 05.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E01B 7/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.10.2000 GB 0024348
29.06.2001 GB 0115868

(71) Applicant: Rail Product Design Ltd.
Doncaster, DN4 0JL (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Atkins, Robert
    Bramley Surrey GU5 OBT (GB)

(74) Representative: Jeffrey, Philip Michael 
Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL
London EC4V 4EL (GB)

   


(54) Point heating system


(57) A points heating system for use on a railway is disclosed. Strip heaters are selectively switched on and off. In a preferred arrangement, when the heating system is switched on, a first set of heaters is maintained constantly on and further sets of heaters are cyclically switched on and off.






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