Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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control panel

Transportation; Railway

Used to determine the position of trains in a specific geographical sector and take action on their itinerary.

approach locking

Transportation; Railway

Approach locking immobilises a set of facing points, so that they cannot be moved in front of an approaching train.

switch gear

Transportation; Railway

General term referring to points, scotch blocks and locks.

coupled running

Transportation; Railway

The first coupled running of vehicles at the CIWL International Sleeping-Car Company involved a Pullman with a kitchen and a Pullman without a kitchen (the kitchen was generally arranged in the ...

Assistance is provided when a driver is no longer able to haul all or part of his/her train for any specific reason (equipment, track, and so on). Assistance consists of clearing the track occupied ...

switching

Transportation; Railway

The act of switching a train via points.

coupling (gear)

Transportation; Railway

A coupling consists of: a screw coupling, comprising a link, a screw, a crank and a D link; a coupling hook. It is completed by the connection gear: general and main supply pipe couplings, ...