System and method for detecting a break in a railway track

A system for detecting a break in a railway track (1), the system for detecting a broken railway track comprising at least a first track, a second track and sleepers,

• wherein the first track is connected to the second track by way of a first jumper and by way of a second jumper distant from the first jumper and a device for detecting a break in a railway track is electrically coupled at a first point of the first track and at a second point of the second track, establishing along the first track and the second track a first distance between the device for detecting a break in a railway track and the first jumper and establishing along the first track and the second track a second distance between the device for detecting a break in a railway track and the second jumper, a first section of the tracks to be monitored being defined, comprised by the distance and a second section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance,
• wherein a first electrical detection network is defined, comprised by the first section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance, first jumper and device for detecting a break in a railway track,
• a second electrical detection network is defined, comprised by the second section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance, second jumper and the device for detecting a break in a railway track,
• wherein the device for detecting a break in a railway track is arranged to apply an electrical measuring current at the first point and to measure at least one electrical parameter of at least one from among a first electrical detection network and a second electrical detection network and selectively promote an output that indicates a state of at least one from among the first track and the second track.

A device for detecting a break in a railway track, wherein it is electrically coupled at a first point of a first track and at a second point of a second track, establishing along the first track and the second track a first distance between the device for detecting a break in a railway track and a first jumper and establishing along the first track and the second track a second distance between the device for detecting a break in a railway track and a second jumper,

• wherein the first track is connected to the second track by way of a first jumper and by way of a second jumper, distant from the first jumper,
• wherein there are defined a first section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance and a second section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance,
• wherein a first electrical detection network is defined, comprised by a first section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance, first jumper and device for detecting a break in a railway track,
• a second electrical detection network is defined, comprised by the second section of the tracks to be monitored, comprised by the distance, second jumper and the device for detecting a break in a railway track,
• wherein the device for detecting a break in a railway track is arranged to apply an electrical measuring current at the first point and to measure at least one electrical parameter of at least one from among a first electrical detection network and a second electrical detection network and selectively promote an output that indicates a state of at least one from among the first track and the second track.