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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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heel
Transportation; Railway
The heel of a point is the part opposite the switch tongue point (movable rail section determining the direction). Passing the point trailing or trailing the point therefore means ...
high-speed train
Transportation; Railway
Train with fewer stops that an express train; it may actually not have any stops before its final destination.
home, inner-home and outer-home signals
Transportation; Railway
Home signals are generally stop signals in rear of a station or signalbox. Two consecutive stop signals are sometimes required at stations, in which case the first one reached ...
horn
Transportation; Railway
Generic term for the various sound devices (bells, one-tone or two-tone horns, etc.) fitted to traction units. The horn is not to be used unless necessary. Aside from those cases ...
hot axlebox detector (HABD)
Transportation; Railway
To detect hot boxes, hot axlebox detectors are installed on main lines and use infrared to detect any abnormalities when trains go by. If an abnormal temperature is detected, the ...
hot box
Transportation; Railway
The bearings for cars are contained within axle-boxes. In abnormal circumstances, particularly with plain bearing axle-boxes, the box could overheat, causing the axle or bearings ...
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