Editing Railroad switch (section)

=== Plate switch ===
[[File:Plate switch at Welsh Slate Museum.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|A narrow-gauge ''plate switch'']]

A ''plate switch'' incorporates the tapered points of a typical switch into a self-contained plate. Each point blade is moved separately by hand. Plate switches are only used for double-flanged wheels, with wheels running through the plates on their flanges, guided by the edges of the plate and the movable blade.