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Transportation

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

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gangway connection
Transportation; Railway

Flexible device linking two coupled cars and thereby enabling passengers and staff to cross over from one to the other.

gauge
Transportation; Railway

Distance between the track's stretch of rails (see 1435 and 4-foot). This system ensures that vehicles can travel freely and without any danger by using standardised gauges. Not ...

gauge measure
Transportation; Railway

Graduated ruler enabling rail workers to accurately measure the gauge of the rails.

general supply pipe coupling
Transportation; Railway

(See coupling)

gradient
Transportation; Railway

Degree of incline of track.

grasshopper
Transportation; Railway

Nickname given to a class of 4-4-0 locomotives launched in 1893.

gravity/fly shunting
Transportation; Railway

Gravity shunting relies on the use of a hump to give a cut the necessary momentum to reach the siding. Fly shunting, though rarely used, is an extremely practical (and ...

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