Heel Divergence in Railway Engineering Formulas

Heel Divergence is the running distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of the tongue rail when measured at heel of switch. And is denoted by d. Heel Divergence is usually measured using the Centimeter for Length. Note that the value of Heel Divergence is always positive.

Railway Engineering formulas that make use of Heel Divergence

fxSwitch AngleGo

fxTheoretical Length of Tongue RailGo

fxSwitch-Lead SLGo

FAQ

What is the Heel Divergence?

Heel Divergence is the running distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of the tongue rail when measured at heel of switch. Heel Divergence is usually measured using the Centimeter for Length. Note that the value of Heel Divergence is always positive.

Can the Heel Divergence be negative?

No, the Heel Divergence, measured in Length cannot be negative.

What unit is used to measure Heel Divergence?

Heel Divergence is usually measured using the Centimeter[cm] for Length. Meter[cm], Millimeter[cm], Kilometer[cm] are the few other units in which Heel Divergence can be measured.

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