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Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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temporary single track
Transportation; Railway

System for running a double line where part of the line is temporarily reduced to one, which is then used by trains travelling in both directions; any head-on collisions are ...

curve
Transportation; Railway

Part of the track in an arc shape, whereby the direction gradually changes without forming an angle.

automatic coupling
Transportation; Railway

In some countries, vehicles are coupled using manual screw couplings. Some equipment (electric power cars, railcars, shunting units) has been fitted with autocouplers. The most ...

temporary single-track section
Transportation; Railway

Arrangement for double-tracks within a signalbox zone for the temporary and short-distance running of trains (structural engineering work sites, for example): in both directions ...

cut
Transportation; Railway

Wagon or set of wagons with the same destination and therefore needing to be directed towards the same sorting line.

automatic level crossing
Transportation; Railway

Automatic level crossings are equipped with colour signals and sirens to warn road users that a train is approaching, complete with two half-barriers or full barriers. In the case ...

temporary speed restrictions
Transportation; Railway

Temporary speed restrictions (TSR) are listed in the weekly operation notice read by all drivers and are shown using warning boards containing horizontal flashing white lights and ...

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